Franklin-Folger chart of the Gulf Stream.
Shows the Gulf Stream. Publication authorized by Benjamin Franklin and Timothy Folger. Gulf Stream information overprinted on: A new and exact chart of Mr. E. Wrights projection, rut. Mercators chart, con. ye sea coast of Europe, Africa & America, from ye Isles of Orkney to Cape Bona Esperance & Hudsons Bay to ye straits of Magellan, according to ye observations of Capt. E. Halley, fellow of ye R.S. / to the Rt. Honble., ye Principle Officers & Commissioners of His Majesties Navy; this chart is most humbly dedicated and presented by their most obedient faithfull servants John Mount & Th. Page; H. Moll fecit. Includes text and inset of "The sea coast from Rio de la Plata to Terra del Fuego &c." Acquisitions control no.: 14-88. Vault
- Date
- 1768
- Mapmaker / publisher
- Franklin, Benjamin; Folger, Timothy; Wright, Edward; Halley, Edmond; Moll, Herman; Jno. Mount And Tho. Page
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- chart
- Original size
- 9,644 × 8,605 pixels
Public domainsafest
Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.
Read from: Commons licence category: PD-old-100-expired; no CC BY, CC BY-SA, GFDL or deletion tag on the file page.
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"Franklin-Folger chart of the Gulf Stream." (1768). Franklin, Benjamin; Folger, Timothy; Wright, Edward; Halley, Edmond; Moll, Herman; Jno. Mount And Tho. Page. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Franklin-Folger_chart_of_the_Gulf_Stream._LOC_88696412.jpgNeed maps for a whole project? Add Find Any Map to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 12660.
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