AGSL GeoDiscovery

[World and celestial map]

Description:

A stipple-etched celestial sphere alongside a north polar projection of the world, extended to include almost the whole world with the southern most parts of Africa and America outside the neatline.

California shown as a labeled island with an indented northern coast.

Course of the Mississippi is shown.

Includes a dedication to John [Tillotson], Archbishop of Canterbury on terrestrial sphere in banner under crest.

Surrounded by biblical scenes including vignettes of the Creation, the Garden of Eden, the Deluge, Moses, the Crucifixion and angels observing the Holy City.

Printer statement has city name at end on map.

According to Shirley this is a later state of the Moxon family map of ca. 1691.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/yk451pd8018

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/yk451pd8018

Language:

eng

Creator:

Lea, Philip, active 1683-1700 and Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691

Publisher:

Corrected by Philip Lea, and Sold by him at the Atlas and Hercules in Cheapside

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

World maps

Date Issued:

1699

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