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A detailed and large-scale world map, engraved by Herman Moll, with the imprints of Jeremiah Seller and Charles Price. The map is on Mercator's projection with arrows and shading through the middle depicting trade winds. Australia's coastline is incomplete, with the east coast, and a large section of the south coast not being drawn. Other areas of Australia not drawn are the north coast of Tasmania, and the area of Western Australia between Perth and Geraldton. Northern Queensland is connected to New Guinea on this map. Also, a large proportion of the coast of New Zealand is not drawn, and California is shown as an island.
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Document identity
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7h14b1855
label
A new map of the world according to Wrights alias Mercators projection &c
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obj
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map
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1
Source metadata
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7h14b1855
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map
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normalized
title
A new map of the world according to Wrights alias Mercators projection &c
description
A detailed and large-scale world map, engraved by Herman Moll, with the imprints of Jeremiah Seller and Charles Price. The map is on Mercator's projection with arrows and shading through the middle depicting trade winds. Australia's coastline is incomplete, with the east coast, and a large section of the south coast not being drawn. Other areas of Australia not drawn are the north coast of Tasmania, and the area of Western Australia between Perth and Geraldton. Northern Queensland is connected to New Guinea on this map. Also, a large proportion of the coast of New Zealand is not drawn, and California is shown as an island.
date
["[1706]"]
year
1706
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_008688
creators
Moll, Herman, d. 1732
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
World maps
Navigation
1706
subjectsGeographic
World
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
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pageCount
1
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import
pubPlace
London
publisher
H. Moll
Source extras
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sf268508b
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41688024w
extent
1 map on 2 sheets : col. ; 53 x 93 cm, sheets 63 x 52 cm.
notes
A detailed and large-scale world map, engraved by Herman Moll, with the imprints of Jeremiah Seller and Charles Price. The map is on Mercator's projection with arrows and shading through the middle depicting trade winds. Australia's coastline is incomplete, with the east coast, and a large section of the south coast not being drawn. Other areas of Australia not drawn are the north coast of Tasmania, and the area of Western Australia between Perth and Geraldton. Northern Queensland is connected to New Guinea on this map. Also, a large proportion of the coast of New Zealand is not drawn, and California is shown as an island.
In lower centre margin: Note, that the arrows among the lines shew the Course of those General and Coasting Trade Winds and the Arrows in the void spaces shew the Course of the Monsoons or Shifting Trade Winds and the Abbreviations Sept. & c. shew the Time of the year when such winds blow.
Sometimes bound into "Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca ; Or, A complete collection of voyages and travels" by John Harris.
Inset: [North Polar view].
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Part of composite portfolio atlas with title "Collection of old maps."
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7h14b1855
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map
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