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A new mapp of the world according to Mr. Edward Wright commonly called Mercator's projection

Title
A new mapp of the world according to Mr. Edward Wright commonly called Mercator's projection / by John Thornton ... ; Ia. Clark, sculp.
Author
Thornton, John, active 1652-1701.
Publication
London : By John Thornton at the signe of England, Scotland & Ireland in the Minories, [1685?]

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 97-6480Schwarzman Building - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Wright, Edward, 1558?-1615.
  • Clark, James.
Description
1 map; 43 x 68 cm.
Donor/Sponsor
  • Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 1002.
  • National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Subject
World maps > Early works to 1800
Note
  • Shows California as an island.
  • Appears in the author's Atlas maritimus.
  • Prime meridian: Ferro.
  • Includes dedication and ill.
Indexed In (note)
  • Shirley, R.W. Mapping of the world
Call Number
Map Div. 97-6480
OCLC
50752172
Author
Thornton, John, active 1652-1701.
Title
A new mapp of the world according to Mr. Edward Wright commonly called Mercator's projection / by John Thornton ... ; Ia. Clark, sculp.
Imprint
London : By John Thornton at the signe of England, Scotland & Ireland in the Minories, [1685?]
Cartographic Data
Scale [ca. 1:60,000,000. At equator] ; Mercator proj.
Indexed In:
Shirley, R.W. Mapping of the world, 521
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Added Author
Wright, Edward, 1558?-1615.
Clark, James.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 97-6480 [LHS 1002]
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