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The World A New Correct Map laid down and described according to the latest discoveries. to which is added an Explanation of all those Lines (as the Equator, Ecliptic, Tropicks, Meridians &c.) used in describing this and all other Maps of the World and Terrestrial Globes; Shewing their use and intent, so clearly as to be understood by the meanest capacity; and may likewise serve for a short introduction to Geography. N. B. the numbers at the head of each paragraph direct what order they are to be read in.l
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A Mapp of All the World, in Two Hemispheres, in which are exactly described all of the parts of the Earth and Seas, described by Sanson, corrected and amended by William Berry
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Kashnor notes, "Shows all that was known of the N. W. Coast of America, with California as an island, north of which is the Strait of Anian. To the west is the land of Jesso and part of Asia, which shows a tangible idea of the Kamtschatka Peninsula." Shirley notes, From "A Collection of Maps ..." Decorative cartouche surmounted by Charles II coat-of-arms.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: Shirley, No. 501; BM Maps, Vol. 2, page 710 1 Tab. 4; Phillips 3442; Wagner 417.. Verso Text: MS. note: 35..
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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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