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
Item Information
- 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:
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Herman Moll, Geographer ; B. Lens delin. ; G. Vertue sculp.
- Date:
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[1710–1719]
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center - Collection (local):
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Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
- Subjects:
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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:
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North America (area)
CanadaNewfoundland and Labrador (province)
- Extent:
- 1 map : hand col. ; 57 x 95 cm.
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Publisher:
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[London] :
Printed for I. Bowles ... and T. Bowles ... and by P. Overton ... and by Iohn King
- Scale:
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Scale [ca. 1:18,000,000]
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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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:
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06_01_009669
- Call #:
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G1015 .M65 1709
- Barcode:
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30000003876413
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