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Prime meridians: Philadelphia and Greenwich.

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3f463024b
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A map of the discoveries made by Capts. Cook & Clerke in the years 1778 & 1779 between the eastern coast of Asia and the western coast of North America, when they attempted to navigate the North Sea
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map
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1
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id
3f463024b
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A map of the discoveries made by Capts. Cook & Clerke in the years 1778 & 1779 between the eastern coast of Asia and the western coast of North America, when they attempted to navigate the North Sea
description
Prime meridians: Philadelphia and Greenwich.
date
["[1800]"]
year
1800
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_004564
creators
Scott, J. T. (Joseph T.)
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
North Pacific Ocean--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North Pacific
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Philadelphia]
publisher
[Mathew Carey]
Source extras
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sf268508b
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41688024w
extent
1 map ; 16 x 26 cm
notes
Prime meridians: Philadelphia and Greenwich.
"Engraved for Carey's American edition of Guthrie's Geography improved."
In upper left margin: 45.
Map 45 in his Carey's general atlas. Philadelphia : Mathew Carey, 1800.
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3f463024b
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map
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