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New Map of South America, Shewing it's General Divisions, Chief Cities & Towns Rivers, Mountains &c. Dedicated to His Highness William Duke of Gloucester

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Title: New Map of South America, Shewing it's General Divisions, Chief Cities & Towns Rivers, Mountains &c. Dedicated to His Highness William Duke of Gloucester
Creator: [Wells, Edward, 1667-1727, cartographer.]
Cole, B
Contributor: Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Museum Book Store
Date Created and/or Issued: 1698
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Maps
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Kashnor attributes this map to Wells and dates as [1698]. RLIN record suggests 1700. Cartouche: Elaborate with Royal coat of arms, by a different artist than the map maker.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS notes: 40 615.
Type: image
Extent: 1 map ; 37 x 49 cm., sheet 40 x 51 cm.
Identifier: 093:615 M
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/449
Language: English
Subject: South America--Maps--Early works to 1800
Time Period: [1698]
Place: South America
W 90-°
W 25°/N 15°
S 60°
Source: Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance: Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, April, 1924.

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