To the Right Honourable John Lord Sommers, Baron of Evesham in ye county of Worcester, president of Her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council &c., this map of North America according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated by your Lordship's most humble servant

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Title:
To the Right Honourable John Lord Sommers, Baron of Evesham in ye county of Worcester, president of Her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council &c., this map of North America according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated by your Lordship's most humble servant
Creator:
Moll, Herman, d. 1732
Name on Item:
Herman Moll, Geographer ; B. Lens delin. ; G. Vertue sculp.
Date:
[1710–1719]
Format:
Maps
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Cod fisheries--Newfoundland and Labrador--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
Somers, John Somers, Baron, 1651-1716
Places:
North America (area)
Canada > Newfoundland and Labrador (province)
Extent:
1 map : hand col. ; 57 x 95 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cj82ks79f
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[London] : Printed for I. Bowles ... and T. Bowles ... and by P. Overton ... and by Iohn King
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:18,000,000]
Language:
English
Notes:
Relief shown pictorially.
Prime meridian: London.
Insets: St. John's harbour -- Boston harbour -- New York -- Ashley & Cooper River -- Port Royal harbour -- The bay & city of ye Havana -- The bay of Pto. Bella -- La Vera Cruz -- Cartagena harbour and forts -- The port of Acapulco.
Includes notes and "A view of a stage & also of ye manner of fishing for, curing & drying cod at Newfoundland."
Also shows trade winds and exploration routes.
Appears in Moll's The world described, [1709-1736], plate 7.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
06_01_009669
Call #:
G1015 .M65 1709
Barcode:
30000003876413

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