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Il Mappamondo o sia Descrizione Generale Del Globo Ridotto in Quadro

Description: The world now shown in Mercator projection. Cartouche: Flowered Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Climate zones shown in left margin. Right margin shows Degrees of Climate, Length of Day, Length of Night, and Northern/Southern Climates.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1774
Call number: 216078
Creator: Zatta, Antonio (active 1757-1797)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 29 x 42 cm
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Il Mappamondo o sia Descrizione Generale del Globo

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Badly colored exterior. Note width of New Zealand. Shows first track of Cook, track of Bougainvillea. Cartouche: flowered compass. Figures: Four continents represented. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Watermark: Single crescent. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

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Messico ovvero Nuova Spagna : che contiene il nouvo Messico la California con una parte de paesi adjacenti

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A map of like title and date is listed in Zatta's Atlante novissimo. Cartouche: Flowered MS note: ASK 10.00. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: July 10/20.

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L'America divisa Ne' soui principali Stati di Nouva Projezione

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New Zealand now shown correctly from Cook information. Passage through northwest copied from Russian information delivered at the Academy of Science in Paris on 31st of August, 1774. Antarctica seen by "sighting Cape Francis Drake." Cartouche: Lion and flowers. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: hachures. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Three crescents. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

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New and Correct Map of the Whole World, shewing the situation of the Principal Parts, Viz the Oceans, Kingdoms, Rivers, Capes, Ports, Mountains, Woods, Trade Winds, Monsoons, Variation of the Compass, Climats, &c. With the most remarkable tracks of the Bold Attempts which have been made to Find out the North East & North West Passages. The Projection of this Map is Call'd Mercator's the Design is to make it Useful both for Land and Sea. And it is laid Down with all possible care, According to the Newest and Most Exact Observations by Herman Moll Geographer, 1719

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Kashnor notes, "A celebrated old map, showing California as an island, with the supposed Strait of Annian." Several explanations and advertisements at length. Large cartouche. Large cartouche by L. Cheron. Submaps of North Pole and chart of magnetic variation [by Halley]. Also track of Woodes Rogers from Cabo San Lucas to Guam with magnetic variations.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: leagues. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-maps. Verso Text: MS notes: E50 No. 2 Mus Bk St 105/257 257/105.

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Mappe-Monde

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Kashnor notes, "Shows the west coast of North America as far as 45 deg., beyond which 'On n'a pas de connoissances sures des bornes de ce-côte-ci.' In the Southern Pacific are shown the 'Antipodes des principales Villes d'Europe.' Australia is given with a conjectural eastern coast; Tasmania does not appear, but a portion of the western coast of New Zealand is included in the Western Hemisphere. The routes of Anson and Caradonga are marked. An interesting map." Kashnor identifies the maker as [Jean Palariet]. See 105:039M for rework of this map by Robert de Vaugondy in 1783. Climate zones shown Eastern Hemisphere. Antipodes on Western Hemisphere.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Watermark: Large coat of arms with fleur de lis.. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

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New and Accurate Map of the World Drawn from the latest Observations

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Kashnor notes, "This is the same as Map 38 [105:038M] Mappe Monde, with the names and notes in English. Shows the North-West Coast and the South Seas immediately before the discoveries of Cook on his first voyage, but showing the coast of Alaska as found by the Russians. This was copied from Palariet's map." See 105:039M for rework of this map by Robert de Vaugondy in 1783. Note this map is slightly smaller than 105:038M and lacks border of original map. Climate zones shown Eastern Hemisphere. Antipodes on Western Hemisphere.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 42 H5.

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