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Title: Map of the World, Corrected from the Observations communicated to the Royal Societys of London and Paris
Creator: Senex, John, d. 1740, creator
Senex, John, d. 1740, cartographer
Huldbugh, H
Contributor: Maxwell, John
Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Museum Book Store
Date Created and/or Issued: 1711
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 notes, "Shows California as an island, names New Albion, and locates Port Sir. F. Drake; above Cape Blanco is the supposed Strait of Anian, and there is a note that 'These parts being as yet undiscovered, 'tis not certain whether America joins to the North-Eastern part of Tartary, whence it is most probable that it was peopled, being suppos'd to be separated, if at all, but by narrow straits.' " Lengthy treatises from Sr. Isaac Newton on tide theory and from Dr. Edmond Halley on wind circulation. Wind lines and magnetic variation lines shown in oceans. Many notes.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS notes: 178 2.
Extent: 1 map ; outline col. ; 59 x 108 cm., sheet 68 x 108 cm.
Identifier: 093:178 M
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/130
Language: English
Time Period: 1711
Place: World
W 170°
E 170°/N 90°
S 90°
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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