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America Moll, Herman, -1732
Description
Hand coloured engraved print of North and South America. Especially notable is the consideration of California as an island and the documentation of the tides and winds around the equator.
Item Metadata
| Title |
America
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| Creator | |
| Date Issued |
[unknown]
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| Description |
Hand coloured engraved print of North and South America. Especially notable is the consideration of California as an island and the documentation of the tides and winds around the equator.
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| Extent |
1 map ; 20 x 27 cm
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| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Map seems to have been published numerous times, publishing dates approximately ranging between 1710-1736. A similar map can be found in Herman Moll's 1701 publication "A System of Geography: Or, A New & Accurate Description of the Earth in all its Empires, Kingdoms and States," accessible at Eighteenth Century Collections Online through UBC Library.
Information found in "America." Mason Archival Repository. George Mason University, "America. By Moll, Herman, d. 1732 from 1736." Historic Maps, and the David Rumsey Map Collection. |
| Identifier |
mccormick_194
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints
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| Date Available |
2013-04-01
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
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| AIPUUID |
1b1386eb-5c52-48e0-b459-d41e2d5356e0
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0023108
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
CONTENTdm
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/