Atlas maritimus or, the sea-atlas - being a book of maratime (sic) charts describing the coasts, capes, headlands, sands, shoals, rocks and dangers, the bays, roads, harbours, rivers, and ports in
Relief shown pictorially on some maps. Depths shown by soundings on some maps. Engraved title page. Phillips, 3455 Includes "Mapp of the world" on engraved title page. Accompanied by manuscript note from the dealer, Henry Stevens, Son & Stiles dated Nov. 4, 1909 (on sheet 26 x 21 cm., folded in pocket inside front cover) with details regarding other versions of this atlas.
- Date
- 1700
- Mapmaker / publisher
- Thornton, John
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- chart
- Sheets
- 31
- Original size
- 4,228 × 6,614 pixels
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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.
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"Atlas maritimus or, the sea-atlas - being a book of maratime (sic) charts describing the coasts, capes, headlands, sands, shoals, rocks and dangers, the bays, roads, harbours, rivers, and ports in" (1700). Thornton, John. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atlas_maritimus_or,_the_sea-atlas_-_being_a_book_of_maratime_(sic)_charts_describing_the_coasts,_capes,_headlands,_sands,_shoals,_rocks_and_dangers,_the_bays,_roads,_harbours,_rivers,_and_ports_in_LOC_2010592349-1.jpgNeed maps for a whole project? Add Find Any Map to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 8167.
All 31 sheets
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