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Source Description
Relief shown by hachures.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
m039t7720
label
Northern hemisphere
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
m039t7720
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Northern hemisphere
description
Relief shown by hachures.
date
["[1816]"]
year
1816
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_019573
creators
Buchanan, George S.
John Thomson and Co.
J. & G. Menzies
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Northern Hemisphere--Maps
Cook, James, 1728-1779
subjectsGeographic
World
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Edinburgh]
publisher
[John Thomson]
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
1 hemisphere : hand colored ; 49 cm in diameter, on sheet 70 x 54 cm
notes
Relief shown by hachures.
"N.B. The scale is quite correct for distances from London; it is also very nearly so for distances on any part of the meridian of London or on any lines passing through London."
Shows routes of Cook's voyages.
"Projected & engraved for Thomson's New general atlas, 20th Sept. 1816."
hasTranscription
no
dcId
m039t7720
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
52187b8979195c82