Map of the Middle East and Asia including the East Indies. It features characteristic misconceptions of early 18th century cartography such as New Guinea as a peninsula of the southern continent and Iapon or Niphon [i.e. Japan] having a huge northern island called Land of Iesso [presumably the islands of Hokkaido and Sakhalin]. Relief is shown pictorially.; Cartouche title.; Title cartouche also contains a dedication to Lord Cowper, High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1714-1718.; Imprint on map: Printed for H. Moll over against Devereux Court without Temple Bar; Ino. [i.e. Tho.] Bowles, Print and Mapseller at the Black Horse in Cornhill; and Tho. Bowles, Print and Mapseller next to the Chapter House in St. Paul's Church yard; by Philip Overton, Map and Printseller near St. Dunstans Church, Fleetstreet; and by John King at ye. Globe in ye. Poultry.; Block of text at far right lower side of map indicating that two Jesuit explorers, Paul Clain and Le Gibien, had reported 87 islands found east or south-east of the Philippines but this was not yet confirmed by other explorers.; Prime meridian: Ferro.; Map 3 from: [Untitled atlas] / Herman Moll. London : [H. Moll, T. Bowles, P. Overton?, approximately 1715]. 55.6 x 94 centimeters Scale approximately 1:19,000,000 General Map Collection
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