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Title: A new and correct chart shewing the variations of the compass in the western & southern oceans as observed in ye year 1700 by his Maties. command

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1702

Publishers

  • [London : s.n., 1701?]

Summary

Shows North and South Atlantic Oceans, South America, West Indies, portions of Central America, North America, Europe, and Africa. Includes text and ill.; shows track of Halley's ship, the Paramore. An unrecorded edition which may fall between the proof state and state 1 of the map. cf Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. (www.RareMaps.com).

Subjects

  • Atlantic Ocean
  • South America
  • Atlantic Ocean—Maps—Early works to 1800
  • South America—Maps—Early works to 1800
  • Magnetic declination—Atlantic Ocean—Maps—Early works to 1800
  • Maps—Atlantic Ocean—1701
  • Maps—South America—1701
  • Thematic maps—Atlantic Ocean—1701
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-98.0, 21.9, 59.5, -57.0)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-98.0, 21.9, 59.5, -57.0)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742. A new and correct chart shewing the variations of the compass in the western & southern oceans as observed in ye year 1700 by his Maties. command. [London : s.n., 1701?]. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-4x51hm44p

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng