New and accurate map of the world and New and accvrat map of the world
Description:
Appeared in Speed's A prospect of the most famous parts of the world... London...1676., Imperfect: torn along fold, with some loss of text. Mounted on cardboard. Cross collection no. 18., Includes astrological charts, allegorical figures representing the elements, and portraits in medallions of explorers Sir Francis Drake, Ferdinand Magellan, Oliverus van der Noort and Thomas Candish., Relief shown pictorially., Scale measured at center of hemisphere., Shows California as an island., and This map is state 4, the last state published--Cf. Shirley R.W. Mapping of the world, 317.
Publisher:
Are to be sold by Tho. Bassett ... and Ric. Chiswell ...,
Subject (Name):
Bassett, Thomas, bookseller, bookseller, Chiswell, Richard, bookseller, and Speed, John, 1552?-1629. Prospect of the most famous parts of the world
Imperfect: mutilated and torn along folds, with some loss of text. Cross collection no. 33., Includes dedication within ornamental cartouche, "To His Most Sacred Majesty George IId by the grace of God King of Great Britain France & Ireland Defender of the Faith &c. this map is humbly dedicated.", Includes text., Insets: The Ptolemean systeme -- The North Pole -- The Copernican systeme -- Mercury -- The appearance of the Sun -- Venus -- Mars -- Saturn -- Jupiter -- The appearance of the Moon., Prime meridian: Ferro., Relief shown pictorially., Scale measured at center of hemisphere., Shows California as an island., and Shows the world as a double hemisphere, annual winds and wind directions, solar equinox and ecliptic, and noted corrections over previous geography.
Publisher:
Printed for and sold by I. Bowles, map and printseller at the Black Horse in Cornhill & by T. Bowles map & print seller next to ye Chapter house in St. Paul's Church yard, and by P. Overton map & print seller near St. Dunstan's Church Fleet Street and by