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- Creator:
- Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, cartographer.
- Published / Created:
- May 1780.
- Call Number:
- 11 1780B
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- Maps, Atlases & Globes
- Description:
- Hand coloured double hemispheric map of the world (Western hemisphere, or, the New World, and Eastern hemisphere, or, the Old World), with four decorative hand coloured vignettes representing Europe, Asia, America, and Africa., Includes an ornate compas rose and an elablorate title cartouche., Mounted on board., The map perpetuates some errors regarding the geography of the northwest coast of America., and Traces the voyages of some important explorers of the second half of the 18th century, including Cook's first voyage.
- Publisher:
- Printed for the Proprietor, Carington Bowles, No. 69, in St. Paul's Churchyard,
- Subject (Topic):
- World maps--Early works to 1800.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Bowles's new pocket map of the world : laid down from the latest observations and comprehending the new discoveries to the present time, particularly those lately made in the southern seas, by Byron, Wallis, Cook, Bougainville, and others.