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A map of the North Pole with all the territories that lye near it, known to us &c. according to the latest discoveries, and most exact observations, Agreeable to modern history Moll, Herman, -1732
Description
Copper engraved hand-coloured map of the north polar projection. Shows the North Pole with the adjacent North American continent, Spitzbergen, Greenland, Scandinavia and Russia. Includes descriptive text.
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A map of the North Pole with all the territories that lye near it, known to us &c. according to the latest discoveries, and most exact observations, Agreeable to modern history
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| Alternate Title |
A map of the North Pole with all the territories that lie near it, known to us etcetera according to the latest discoveries, and most exact observations. Agreeable to modern history.
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| Publisher |
London : Thos. Bowles and John Bowles
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| Date Issued |
[1732]
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| Description |
Copper engraved hand-coloured map of the north polar projection. Shows the North Pole with the adjacent North American continent, Spitzbergen, Greenland, Scandinavia and Russia. Includes descriptive text.
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| Extent |
1 map ; 27 x 20 cm
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image/jpeg
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Map possibly removed from book: Moll, Herman. Atlas minor: or a new and curious set of sixty-two maps, in which are shewn all the empires, kingdoms, countries, states, in all the known parts of the earth; with their bounds, divisions, chief cities & towns, the whole composed & laid down agreable to modern history. London: Printed for Thos. Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard & John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill, 1732.
Information found in Tooly's Dictionary of Mapmakers. Rev. ed. 2003, David Rumsey Online Map Collection, and Shirley, Rodney. Maps on the Atlases of the British Library v.1 p.706. |
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G3210 1732 M65; mccormick_064
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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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| Catalogue Record | |
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1b1386eb-5c52-48e0-b459-d41e2d5356e0
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0023118
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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/