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A New Map of the Terraqueous Globe according to the Ancient Discoveries and most general Divisions of it into Continents and Oceans. Dedicated to his Highness William Duke of Gloucester



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    New Map of the Terraqueous Globe according to the Ancient Discoveries and most general Divisions of it into Continents and Oceans

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows all the American Continent, with the North-West Coast reaching above California, which is represented as an island." On North America, "This Continent with the adjoining Islands is generally supposed to have been Anciently unknown thought there are not wanting some, who will have even the Continent its self to be no other than the Insula Atlantis of the Ancients." Kashnor dates as 1698, Shirley dates 1700-01. This is the first world map in Wells' atlas, see 105:270 for another copy. 093:198M is the second similar map from the same atlas, per Shirley. Cartouche of Britannia and coat-of-arms. Vignette of Radcliffe Camera of Oxford, student and teacher, sailing ships at new lands. . Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheVignettes. References: Shirley 608, BM Maps, Vol. 15, col 33 38e.1; Phillips 531; Wagner 467.. Verso Text: Ms. 47.

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    New Map of the Terraqueous Globe according to the Ancient Discoveries and most general Divisions of it into Continents and Oceans

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    Kashnor notes," On the North-West Coast the line only reaches to Northern California, which is represented as an island. Part of New Zealand and New Holland is also shown." Kashnor dates as [1698], Shirley dates 1700-01. This is the second world map in Wells' atlas, 093:047M is the first similar map from the same atlas, per Shirley. Cartouche of figures representing continents and views of Oxford.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheVignettes. References: Shirley 609.. Verso Text: MS. note: 198.

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    A New Map of the Terraqueous Globe according to the latest Discoveries and most general Divisions of it into Continents and Oceans

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    See also 093:198M and 105:270 from MBS collection. On those Kashnor notes, "On the North-West Coast the line only reaches to Northern California, which is represented as an island. Part of New Zealand and New Holland is also shown." Kashnor dates as [1698], Shirley dates 1700-01. This is the second world map in Wells' atlas, 093:047M is the first similar map from the same atlas, per Shirley. Cartouche of figures representing continents and views of Oxford. "Dedicated to his Highness William Duke of Gloucester. Delin. M Burghers sculp. Univ. Oxon." Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche Vignettes. References: Shirley 609.. Verso Text: MS. note: 192566.

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    Orbis terrarum nova et accuratissima tabula / auctore Joanne à Loon

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    Kashnor notes, " Shows California as an island with the 'Strait of Anian,' also a small portion of New Zealand. Locates Nouv. Albion and Po. S. Franco. Draco." Kashnor dates as 1666, but Shirley identifies this as the second state of this map and gives appeared in information, dating to 1680. Dedication to Charles II. Pitt was supplied this plate by van Waesberge. Artwork around map is taken from Visscher's 1658 map, see 093:057M. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Shirley 439; Phillips 470; Wagner 388. Verso Text: MS note: 288.

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  • Nova totius terrarum orbis tabula

    Nova totius terrarum orbis tabula

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island, and the imaginary Strait of Anian. This is one of the decorative type, richly colored." Shirley notes this map originates with that of Arnold Colom, c.1655, which supplied the surround scenes. This map was modified by de Wit and used by Doncker in his Zee Atlas (does NOT appear in the Doncker atlas owned by the Huntington, RB 70778). Kashnor dates as 1665, Shirley as 1676. Allegorical figures of Fire, Air, Water and Land, Sun and Moon. A striking map. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Shirley 475; BM maps C.31.e.2; Koeman Don. 16.

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    Discoveries in the Arctic Sea up to MDCCCLIV (1854)

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    Kashnor notes, "a fine map, giving Details of all the Lands discovered as well as the North-West Passage, and the most Northerly Lands of the Continent of America." Later edition of map 093:018 with increased western and southern coverage, more detail of earlier mapped areas. Seven compass roses. MS. notes: 37 x 46-1/2; Ships abandoned; April 1854. Other note unintelligible.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: ARCTIC. Label- Polar, MS. note: No. 19..

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