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Southern hemisphere projected on the plane of the horizon of London [cartographic material] / by Geo...

Southern hemisphere projected on the plane of the horizon of London [cartographic material] / by Geo...

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Southern hemisphere projected on the plane of the horizon of London [cartographic material] / by Geo. Buchanan; J. & G. Menzies sculpt. Edinr.

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Full title

Southern hemisphere projected on the plane of the horizon of London [cartographic material] / by Geo. Buchanan; J. & G. Menzies sculpt. Edinr.

Author / Creator

Publisher

[Edinburgh, Scotland] : [J. Thomson & Co.], [1817].

Alternative title

No. 7, Southern hemisphere projected on the plane of the horizon of London.

Date

[1817].

Call Numbers

M2 140/1816/1

Record Identifier

74VKmqLxA4EZ

MMS ID

991020496049702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Cartographic data

Scale [ca. 1:40 000 000] (W 180°--E 180°/N 40°--S 90°)

Physical content

1 map : col. ; 49.5 cm. diam., on sheet 69.1 x 53.7 cm.

Publication information

Publisher

[Edinburgh, Scotland] : [J. Thomson & Co.], [1817].

Analytical title

New general atlas.

Place of Publication

Scotland

Date Published

[1817].

More information

Alternative Titles

Full title

Southern hemisphere projected on the plane of the horizon of London [cartographic material] / by Geo. Buchanan; J. & G. Menzies sculpt. Edinr.

Variant title

New general atlas.

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Notes

General note

"N.B. The scale only measures with sufficient accuracy distances in the direction of the meridian"

"Projected & engraved for Thomson's New General Atlas, 20th Sept. 1816."

Plate No. 7 from: A new general atlas ... of the globe and a collection of maps and charts ... Edinburgh : John Thomson , 1817.

Mitchell Library copy at M2 140/1816/1: purchased from Brighton Antique Prints and Maps....

Citation / References Note

Phillips, 731.

Tooley, Mapping of Australia and Antarctica, 1253.

Additional physical form availability note

Online at the State Library of NSW.

Online at the National Library of Australia.

Time Period

d1816

Contextual Information

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

M2 140/1816/1

Record Identifier

74VKmqLxA4EZ

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKmqLxA4EZ

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MMS ID

991020496049702626

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