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Title: Nova & accuratissima totius terrarum orbis tabula nautica variationum magneticarum index juxta observationes Anno 1700 habitas

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Dates

  • Coverage: 1725

Publishers

  • Te Amsterdam : By R. & I. Ottens, [between 1725 and 1750]

Summary

Map of the world showing lines of magnetic variation. Relief shown by isolines. Inset: Polar projection [North Pole] W 90*00'--E 90*00'. Part of the Eastern sheet repeated on the West. Numbered "52" in right bottom corner, possibly plate from the Atlas Minor issued by R. & J. Ottens during 1725-50. Map lacks note "Cap de la Circoncision ontdekt den 1 January 1739" which appears on a later edition.

Subjects

  • World maps—Early works to 1800
  • World maps—1725
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-180.0, 180.0, 60.0, -60.0)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-180.0, 180.0, 60.0, -60.0)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742. Nova & accuratissima totius terrarum orbis tabula nautica variationum magneticarum index juxta observationes Anno 1700 habitas. Te Amsterdam : By R. & I. Ottens, [between 1725 and 1750]. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-r494vn642

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng