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Source Description
Cartouche title.
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Document identity
localId
6t053s16q
label
This map of South America, according to the newest and most exact observations
core
obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
6t053s16q
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
This map of South America, according to the newest and most exact observations
description
Cartouche title.
date
["[1709?–1720?]"]
year
1709
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006443
creators
Moll, Herman, d. 1732
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
South America--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
South America
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
Printed for H. Moll ... I. Bowles ...
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
-3.55
schema:longitude
-56.683
extent
1 map : col. ; 57 x 96 cm.
notes
Cartouche title.
Map of South America showing the boundaries in colour between different countries and regions. It includes annotations for land features such as capes, rivers and ports, cities and towns. Relief is shown for mountainous areas pictorially but with no indication of height. Pictures include Potosi, a port town along the Peruvian coast, and around the title cartouche are images of Indians, precious metals and erupting volcanoes.
Hand colored.
Imprint on map: Printed for H. Moll over against Devereux Court near Temple Bar ; I. Bowles, Print. and Map Seller at the Black Horse in Cornhill ; T. Bowles, Print and Map Seller next to the Chapter house in St. Paul's Church yard ; and P. Overton, Map & Print seller rear St. Dunstan's Church, Fleetstreet ; and by John King, Print & Map Seller at the Globe in the Poultry.
Dedication on cartouche: To the Right Honourable, Charles, Earl of Sunderland, and Baron Spencer of Wormleighton; one of Her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State; &c.
At bottom center of map: text of note by Moll giving a diatribe on the inaccuracies of other mapmakers, presumed to be John Senex, his English competition.
Prime meridian: London.
Plate 11 from: The world described, or, a new and correct sett of maps / Herman Moll. [London] : J. Bowles, [1720?].
At top of map: Degrees east from London.
At bottom of map: Degrees west from London.
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
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6t053s16q
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map
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1
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