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Title: A new map of America from the latest observations

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1721
  • Coverage: 1721 to 1721

Summary

1 map: color; (In New (A) general atlas. (anon.) fol. London for D. Browne, 1721. facing p. 236); Decorated title inset with natives in costume. Date 1721 pencilled in; Relief shown pictorially; Shows entire western hemisphere, with California as an island; Watermarks: Fleur de lis, AB; Dedication: Most humbly inscrib(e)d to the Right Hono(ra)ble The Earl of Berkshire &c. Deputy Earl Marshal of England; Includes elaborate cartouche depicting native Americans in upper left corner; Does not include legend. Scale approximately 1:33,960,000 (W 174°32ʹ00ʺ--W 20°12ʹ00ʺ/N 71°39ʹ00ʺ--S 70°35ʹ00ʺ).

Subjects

  • 2022-07-26-language
  • Early Maps of the Americas
  • 2022-creator-sprint
  • America
  • Maps

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-174.5333,-20.2,71.65,-70.5833)

Provider

University of Chicago

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Senex, John, -1740. A new map of America from the latest observations. Early maps. http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/maps/earlymapsamericas/G3290-1721-S4

Format

JPEG

Languages

  • eng
  • lat