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Title: A map of the passage of the moons shadow over England, &c. in ye annular eclipse of the sun, which will happen April 1st., 1764

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1764

Publishers

  • [London : s.n., 1764]

Summary

An unsigned, reduced version of a map by George Witchell published separately in 1764. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers, v. 3, p. 402. Includes "Phases of the eclipses at some of the principal places mentioned in the above map." From The London magazine, 1764.

Subjects

  • Great Britain
  • Solar eclipses—1764
  • Great Britain—Maps—Early works to 1800
  • Thematic maps—1764
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-6.51, 5.26, 56.08, 47.5)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-6.51, 5.26, 56.08, 47.5)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Witchell, G. (George), -1785. A map of the passage of the moons shadow over England, &c. in ye annular eclipse of the sun, which will happen April 1st., 1764. [London : s.n., 1764]. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-qj72p959r

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng