AGSL GeoDiscovery

North America corrected from the observations communicated to the Royal Society at London, and the Royal Academy at Paris

Description:

by Iohn Senex and Iohn Maxwell Geographers.

Relief shown pictorially.

California is not clearly an island. "Sea of California" is labeled.

Shows major settlements, areas of Indian habitation, and political divisions for the known extent of the continent of North America with northwestern portions as "incognita".

Great lakes are complete, mouth of the Mississippi is mapped and labeled.

Includes text notes about certain areas.

Includes a large decorative cartouche in the upper left surrounded by images of natives. Below is a small crest. At the bottom left there is a small cartouche including various linear scales.

"To the Honorable Anthony Hammond, Esq., One of the Commissioners of Her Maj[es]ties. Navy, This Map is humbly Dedicated and Presented by his Obliged Servants", "Iohn Senex Sculpt.".

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/yy241jv5859

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/yy241jv5859

Language:

eng

Publisher:

s.n.]

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Early maps and Digital maps

Subject:

Indians of North America

Date Issued:

1710

Spatial Coverage:

North America, Great Britain, England, and London

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