A new map of the World, with all the new discoveries, by Capt. Cook & other navigators : Including t...
A new map of the World, with all the new discoveries, by Capt. Cook & other navigators : Including the trade winds, monsoons and variation of the compass, illustrated with a celestial planisphere, the various systems of Ptolemy, Copernicus & Tycho Brahe, together with the appearances of the planets &c.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
London : G. Thompson, No. 43 Long Lane Wt Smithfield, Jany 1st 1798.
Call Numbers
M4 100/1798/1
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Cartographic data
Scale approximately 1:75 000 000 at the Equator, Prime Meridian 10°W (W 180°--E 180°/N 90°--S 90°)
Physical content
1 map : hand coloured ; 2 hemispheres, each 40 cm diameter within neat line 63.2 x 94.2 cm, on sheet 73 x 111 cm.
Content type
cartographic image
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
sheet
Publication information
Publisher
London : G. Thompson, No. 43 Long Lane Wt Smithfield, Jany 1st 1798.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
Jany 1st 1798.
Access and use
Access Conditions
Mitchell Library copy at M4 100/1798/1 : Issued in Special Collections.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
A two-sheet, double-hemisphere map of the world surrounded by 9 ancillary maps of which 6 are hemisphere maps and 2 are celestial maps; and 14 illustrations. Includes cartouche and illustrations of the planets by Mr. Cassini. Relief shown pictorially.
Alternative Titles
Full title
A new map of the World, with all the new discoveries, by Capt. Cook & other navigators : Including the trade winds, monsoons and variation of the compass, illustrated with a celestial planisphere, the various systems of Ptolemy, Copernicus & Tycho Brahe, together with the appearances of the planets &c.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
"Projection of the World upon Equidistance Meridans & Parallels".
Time Period
d1798
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
M4 100/1798/1
Record Identifier
74VKaZ0mMD83
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaZ0mMD83
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991024293618802626
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