Map, World
Maker
Moll, Hermon
Production date
1720
Object detail
Brief Description
Map of the world drawn in hemispheres made for King George II.
Titled:
A new and correct map of the world, laid down according to the newest discoveries and from the most exact observations by Herman Moll, Geographer.
Indicated are the positions of the trade winds, monsoons, the Tropic of Capricorn, the Tropic of Cancer.
Also noted is a part of Antarctica called New Zealand.
Insets at corners show astronomical systems.
Titled:
A new and correct map of the world, laid down according to the newest discoveries and from the most exact observations by Herman Moll, Geographer.
Indicated are the positions of the trade winds, monsoons, the Tropic of Capricorn, the Tropic of Cancer.
Also noted is a part of Antarctica called New Zealand.
Insets at corners show astronomical systems.
Collection
Maker
Production date
1720
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Printed on paper and backed with linen.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 615 x 1000mm
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
1720
Credit line
gifted by Mr G J Black
Other number(s)
37/47, 5053, 71035
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