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Source Description
Published in Seller's Atlas Maritimus, the earliest general marine atlas produced in England, this was the first English chart of New England waters. It clearly shows the northern navigation routes with soundings, as well as the islands and lucrative fishing banks off the coasts of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Boston and Charlestown are also located and named. While the Atlas Maritimus was Seller's first attempt at breaking the Dutch monopoly on the publication of nautical atlases, he is also credited with the inception of The English Pilot, the standard guide for English navigators throughout the 18th century.
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Document identity
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3f462s922
label
A chart of the coast of America from New found Land to Cape Cod
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obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
3f462s922
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A chart of the coast of America from New found Land to Cape Cod
description
Published in Seller's Atlas Maritimus, the earliest general marine atlas produced in England, this was the first English chart of New England waters. It clearly shows the northern navigation routes with soundings, as well as the islands and lucrative fishing banks off the coasts of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Boston and Charlestown are also located and named. While the Atlas Maritimus was Seller's first attempt at breaking the Dutch monopoly on the publication of nautical atlases, he is also credited with the inception of The English Pilot, the standard guide for English navigators throughout the 18th century.
date
["[1675]"]
year
1675
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
reuseAllowed
creative commons
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_001225
creators
Seller, John, fl. 1658-1698
Colson, John
Fisher, William
Atkinson, J. (James)
Thornton, John, 1641-1708
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Mapping Boston Collection
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Atlantic Provinces--Maps--Early works to 1800
New England--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Canada
New England
North and Central America
Province of Prince Edward Island
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
s.n.
Source extras
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sf268508b
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jq086303k
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44.2033
schema:longitude
-70.3039
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 42 x 54 cm.
notes
Appears in Seller's Atlas Maritimus. London. 1675.
Depths shown by soundings.
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no
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3f462s922
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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6ea1363ff74fb3b1