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A new map of the terraqueous globe according to the ancient discoveries and most general divisions of it into continents and oceans
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A new map of the terraqueous globe according to the ancient discoveries and most general divisions of it into continents and oceans

Includes illustrations, notes, and list of abbreviations. Includes "I" underneath dedication, which is present in editions of the atlas published from 1718 onward. Right and left margins ragged. Red bordered label with manuscript "591/1" on upper left corner of verso. English title and text and place names in western hemisphere. Latin place names in eastern hemisphere.

Date
1718
Mapmaker / publisher
Wells, Edward; Burghers, Michael
Archive
Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Type
map
Original size
6,371 × 4,678 pixels

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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.

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"A new map of the terraqueous globe according to the ancient discoveries and most general divisions of it into continents and oceans" (1718). Wells, Edward; Burghers, Michael. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_new_map_of_the_terraqueous_globe_according_to_the_ancient_discoveries_and_most_general_divisions_of_it_into_continents_and_oceans_LOC_2017585656.jpg

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