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A new and correct map of the World : laid down according to the newest observations & discoveries in several different Projections : including the trade winds monsoons variation of the compass and illustrated with a Coelestrial Planisphere, the various systems of Ptolemy, Copernicus, and Tycho Brahe. Together with the appearances of the planets &c

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Title: A new and correct map of the World : laid down according to the newest observations & discoveries in several different Projections : including the trade winds monsoons variation of the compass and illustrated with a Coelestrial Planisphere, the various systems of Ptolemy, Copernicus, and Tycho Brahe. Together with the appearances of the planets &c
Creator: Weller, Edward, d. 1884, creator., cartographer
Weller, Edward, d. 1884, engraver
Contributor: Wildey, Geo, d. 1737, publisher
Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Museum Book Store
Date Created and/or Issued: 1702
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: Having five different projections showing California as an Island. ;Sold by George Wildey at ye Great Toy and Print Shop, ye corner of Ludgate Street next St. Pauls Church Yard London. ; Submaps: Seven different projections of earth, two celestial, numerous heavenly body representations.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps.
Type: image
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 65 x 96 cm. on sheet 66 x 100 cm.
Identifier: 105:255
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/1085
Language: English
Time Period: [1702]
Place: World
Source: Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance: Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, June 7, 1927.

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