A map of the world from the best authorities

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A map of the world from the best authorities
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Item Information

Title:
A map of the world from the best authorities
Creator:
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
Name on Item:
Thackara & Valance sc.
Date:
[1795]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
World maps--Early works to 1800
Cook, James, 1728-1779
Places:
World
Extent:
1 map ; 2 hemispheres each 25 cm in diam., on sheet 35 x 56 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
Philadelphia : Matthew Carey
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:80,000,000].
Language:
English
Notes:
Double hemisphere map. Shows drainage, routes of Capt. Cook, 1768-1780.
"Engrav'd for Carey's Edition of Guthrie's new System of Geography."
Relief shown pictorially.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
06_01_005932
Call #:
G3201.S12 1795 .C3
Barcode:
39999059018653