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The world in planisphere.

"The sections. on algebra, Euclid, and navigation were written by Perkins, master of the. school; while Flamsteed communicated the astronomical tables."--Dict. nat. biog. cf. also Pref.; Copy in Map Div. 97-6214: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection.; Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection; 3012.; National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.; Printed in sections, 1678 or 9-1681, and edited after the author's death by W. Hanway and J. Potenger. Several sections have special title-pages dated 1680.; Title-page to v. 1 printed in red and black; added t.-p. engraved by N. Yeates.

Date
1681
Mapmaker / publisher
Scan by NYPL
Archive
New York Public Library (via Wikimedia Commons)
Type
chart
Original size
5,197 × 4,188 pixels

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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.

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"The world in planisphere." (1681). Scan by NYPL. New York Public Library, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_world_in_planisphere_(NYPL_b14428893-1503411).jpg

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