A new and correct chart shewing the variations of the compass in the western & southern oceans as observed in ye year 1700 by his Maties. command [map] / by Edm. Halley.

Author
Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742 [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
English
Published/​Created
[London : s.n., 1701?]
Description
  • Scale [ca. 1:28,000,000. At equator]. (W 97°57ʹ00ʺ--E 21°55ʹ00ʺ/N 59°28ʹ00ʺ--S 56°58ʹ00ʺ).
  • 1 map : hand col. ; 56 x 48 cm.

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Subject(s)
Library of Congress genre(s)
Getty AAT genre
Notes
  • Shows North and South Atlantic Oceans, South America, West Indies, portions of Central America, North America, Europe, and Africa.
  • Includes text and ill.; shows track of Halley's ship, the Paramore.
  • An unrecorded edition which may fall between the proof state and state 1 of the map. cf Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. (www.RareMaps.com).
Source acquisition
Acquisition supported by Ronald K. Smeltzer, 2012.
OCLC
690521593
International Standard Recording Code
  • HM 2011-21
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