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cj82ks79f
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To the Right Honourable John Lord Sommers, Baron of Evesham in ye county of Worcester, president of Her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council &c., this map of North America according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated by your Lordship's most humble servant
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map
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cj82ks79f
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
To the Right Honourable John Lord Sommers, Baron of Evesham in ye county of Worcester, president of Her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council &c., this map of North America according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated by your Lordship's most humble servant
description
Relief shown pictorially.
date
["[1710–1719]"]
year
1710
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_009669
creators
Moll, Herman, d. 1732
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Cod fisheries--Newfoundland and Labrador--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
Somers, John Somers, Baron, 1651-1716
subjectsGeographic
Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador
North America
North and Central America
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
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pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[London]
publisher
Printed for I. Bowles ... and T. Bowles ... and by P. Overton ... and by Iohn King
Source extras
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sf268508b
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41688024w
schema:latitude
58.166
schema:longitude
-104.466
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 57 x 95 cm.
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Prime meridian: London.
Insets: St. John's harbour -- Boston harbour -- New York -- Ashley & Cooper River -- Port Royal harbour -- The bay & city of ye Havana -- The bay of Pto. Bella -- La Vera Cruz -- Cartagena harbour and forts -- The port of Acapulco.
Includes notes and "A view of a stage & also of ye manner of fishing for, curing & drying cod at Newfoundland."
Also shows trade winds and exploration routes.
Appears in Moll's The world described, [1709-1736], plate 7.
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cj82ks79f
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map
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