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Source Description
Inset map of the North Pole.
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Document identity
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x059cd91h
label
A new map of the whole world with the trade winds according to ye latest and most exact observations
core
obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
x059cd91h
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A new map of the whole world with the trade winds according to ye latest and most exact observations
description
Inset map of the North Pole.
date
["[1732?]"]
year
1732
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_005889
creators
Moll, Herman, d. 1732
Bowles, John, 1701-1779
Bowles, Thomas, 1694-1773
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
World maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
World
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[London]
publisher
Printed for Tho. Bowles ... and John Bowles ... London
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
1 map : col. ; 2 hemispheres each 13 cm. in diameter, on sheet 25 x 36 cm.
notes
Inset map of the North Pole.
Numbered 1.
List of signs of the zodiac ; note about the trade winds.
Illustrated below hemispheres with people, and goddess distributing gifts.
Trade winds shown by shading and arrows.
London meridian.
Appears in Moll's Atlas Minor. London : Thomas Bowles and John Bowles, 1732 or 1736.
The World, shown as eastern and western hemispheres, with inset showing the Arctic.
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no
dcId
x059cd91h
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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3c0668a2d2c246e6