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A new and correct map of the whole world, shewing ye situation of its principal parts, viz the seas, kingdoms, rivers, capes, ports, mountains, woods, trade-winds, monsoons, variation of ye compass, climat[e]s, &c. ...[et al.]

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  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    A new and correct map of the whole world, shewing ye situation of its principal parts, viz the seas, kingdoms, rivers, capes, ports, mountains, woods, trade-winds, monsoons, variation of ye compass, climat[e]s, &c. ...[et al.]
  • Primary Maker
  • Contributor/Publisher
    Herman Moll
  • Place
  • Date
    1719
  • Physical Description

    1 map : hand col. ; 71 x 121 cm.

  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

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  • Subject Category
  • Provenance Details
    Accessioned 18th Mar 1947.
  • Content
    This fine map is the largest world map produced for an atlas. A large title cartouche includes portraits of noble figures representing the four continents, and Moses receiving the Commandments. There are inset maps of the North Pole and of the world showing lines of magnetic variation (after Halley), and among the various annotations is an advertisement by Moll extolling his latest publications. Cartographical features include California as an island, South America in the style of De L'Isle, the South Pacific after Tasman, and an exaggerated northern extension to Siberia with "Parts Unknown" in the vast area between there and North America.
  • Copyright
    No known copyright restrictions
  • Last Update
    06 Dec 2024
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