A new map of the world according to Wright's alias Mercator's projection &c Honnold/Mudd Library Map Collection
Alternative Title
A new map of the world according to Wright's alias Mercator's projection &c. Drawn from the Newest and most Exact Observations together with a view of the General and Coasting Trade Winds, Monsoons, or the Shifting Trade Winds with other Considerable Improvements &c by Ier. Seller and Cha. Price Hydrographers to the Queen, at the Hermitage staires and at their Shopp nex’t the Fleece Taverne in Cornhill
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Description
World map, 20 1/2 x 35, published in London by Seller & Price. California is shown as an island, and some portions of northwestern North America and eastern Australia are missing. Also includes a substantial inset of the North Pole. Various trade winds and currents are shown, along with explanatory notes.
North America - Maps North America - Maps - Early works to 1800 Trade winds Ocean currents Continents Hydrography Cartography Cartography - California - History - Sources Maps Nautical charts North Pole Ocean World maps
Place
Africa Antarctic Ocean Arctic Ocean Asia Atlantic Ocean Australia Central America Europe New Zealand North America Pacific Ocean South America
Source
Original map, 94.5 x 59 inches: Honnold/Mudd Library Map Collection, folder 510
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