A NEW MAP OF THE WORLD From the Latest Observations

Description:

Large folio-sized double hemisphere map. California has an indented northern coastline and has only C. St Lucas named. S. of Annian to the north. Four smaller map projections are included, one in each corner. The maps at top left and lower left both show California as a peninsula. Inscribed as follows in the title cartouche: Most Humbly Inscribed to his Royal Highness George Prince of Wales. The title cartouche sits above the two hemispheres and is surrounded by women depicting the continents. Lightly engraved outlines of continents and islands can be seen throughout Pacific Ocean and around the eastern coast of Africa. Issued in his: A new general atlas containing a geographical and historical account of all the empires ... [Map 1], London : Daniel Browne, 1721. Revis’d by I. Senex. LC 563; Maritime 434 (Map 1).

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/ng591dm6454

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/ng591dm6454 and 1030

Creator:

Senex, John, d. 1740

Publisher:

Senex, John, d. 1740

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

California as an island--Maps and World--Maps

Theme:

Imagery

Rights:

Image from the Glen McLaughlin Map Collection of California as an Island courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false