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New and Correct Map of the World, projected upon the Plane of the Horizon, laid down from the newest discoveries and most exact observations, by C. Price
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New and Correct Map of the World Projected upon the Plane of the Horizon laid down from the Newest Discoveries and most Exact Observations By. C. Price
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Kashnor notes, "Shows California as a very large island, everything else N. W. being marked 'parts unknown.' Iceland appears in the immediate proximity of Greenland. The western half of 'New Holland' is shown, with Tasmania apparently as a peninsula." Variety of people and animals, trade goods pictured. Several pasted repairs. Figures of people and animals at top, depictions of sun and moon lower plus variety of trade goods produced by Willsey. A busy map.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere (centering on London). Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: VignettesFigures Art Work. Verso Text: MS notes: D 36 256/105 3 World.
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New and Correct Map of the World, laid down according to the newest discoveries and from the most exact observations by Herman Moll, Geographer
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the North-West coast as far as the supposed Strait of Anian, and locates New Albion and the Port Sir Francis Drake. The Longue River of La Hontan appears to follow the course of the Upper Missouri." Moll carefully points out mistakes made by Sanson by showing phantom coastlines and skewers Dutch mapmakers for copying maps without attribution. See 093:185 for earlier dated copy of this map. Kashnor dates as ca. 1720. Cartouche- mermen with flags. Submaps compare Ptolemaic system with Copernican, views of moon, sun and planets. Depiction of trade winds.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 186.
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New and Correct Map of the World, laid down according to the newest discoveries and from the most exact observations by Herman Moll, Geographer
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the North-West coast as far as the supposed Strait of Anian, and locates New Albion and the Port Sir Francis Drake. The Longue River of La Hontan appears to follow the course of the Upper Missouri." Moll carefully points out mistakes made by Sanson by showing phantom coastlines and skewers Dutch mapmakers for copying maps without attribution. See 105:258 for earlier copy, 093:186 for a later copy. Note slightly revised shape of Madagascar from earlier version. Cartouche- mermen with flags. Submaps compare Ptolemaic system with Copernican, views of moon, sun and planets. Depiction of trade winds.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 185.
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New and Correct Map of the World, laid down according to the newest discoveries and from the most exact observations by Herman Moll, Geographer
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the North-West coast as far as the supposed Strait of Anian, and locates New Albion and the Port Sir Francis Drake. The Longue River of La Hontan appears to follow the course of the Upper Missouri." Moll carefully points out mistakes made by Sanson by showing phantom coastlines and skewers Dutch mapmakers for copying maps without attribution. See 093:185 and 093:186 for later copies. Cartouche- mermen with flags. Submaps compare Ptolemaic system with Copernican, views of moon, sun and planets. Depiction of trade winds.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 258/105.
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Northern Hemisphere, projected on the Plane of the Horizon of London
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'Kashnor notes, "A good map of Alaska and the North-West. Traces the Mackenzie and Columbia Rivers, and gives a fairly correct map of the Canadian North-West." Note regarding scale, "The scale is quite correct only for distances from London;..." Sticker lower right : No. 6 Circular map.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS. note: 93/53.
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New Map of the World from the latest Observations, revis'd by J. Senex
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the Strait of Anian and California as an Island, also New Holland, Van Diemen's Land, and part of New Zealand." Kashnor notes ca. 1719. Senex worked in London. Cartouche with angels and female figures. Two males below by armillary sphere. Four sub-maps, two on plane of Equator [polar views], two on the plane of London. one centered on London's antipode. Two depictions of climate zones.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-mapsFigures . Verso Text: MS. notes: 93; 48; ~1719.
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