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Scientia terrarum et coelorum, or, The heavens and earth astronomically and geographically delineated and display'd : containing the most curious & useful particulars in the solar, starry & mundane systems, faithfully enumerated & delineated according to the latest discoveries

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Scientia terrarum et coelorum, or, The heavens and earth astronomically and geographically delineated and display'd : containing the most curious & useful particulars in the solar, starry & mundane systems, faithfully enumerated & delineated according to the latest discoveries

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Scientia terrarum et coelorum, or, The heavens and earth astronomically and geographically delineated and display'd : containing the most curious & useful particulars in the solar, starry & mundane systems, faithfully enumerated & delineated according to the latest discoveries
Names
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782 (Cartographer)
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794 (Publisher)
Dunn, Samuel, -1794 (Artist)
Collection

Maps of the World

Whole

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1772-11-20
Place: London
Publisher: Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, no. 53 in Fleet Street ...,
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 76-2542 [Encapsulated in mylar as 2 sheets]
Topics
World maps
Western Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Ferro meridian.
Content: Includes notes and diagrams about tides, planets, dialing using a globe, scales, geographical definitions, solar eclipses.
Content: Map shows boundaries, rivers, mountain chains and principal settlements with exploration routes across the oceans.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Content: Segments of map separately titled: Western hemisphere or the New World by Mr. d'Anville with the new discoveries and several additions -- Eastern hemisphere or the Old World by Mr. d'Anville with the new discoveries and several additions.
Statement of responsibility: by S. Dunn.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 4 sheets : hand col. ; 2 hemispheres each 59 cm. in diam., on 110 x 129 cm., sheets 55 x 65 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 43222680
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15437883
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6bd88160-c6b6-012f-cb11-58d385a7bc34
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Item timeline of events

  • 1697: Creator Born
  • 1772: Issued
  • 1782: Creator Died
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Scientia terrarum et coelorum, or, The heavens and earth astronomically and geographically delineated and display'd : containing the most curious & useful particulars in the solar, starry & mundane systems, faithfully enumerated & delineated according to the latest discoveries" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1772-11-20. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-aff0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Scientia terrarum et coelorum, or, The heavens and earth astronomically and geographically delineated and display'd : containing the most curious & useful particulars in the solar, starry & mundane systems, faithfully enumerated & delineated according to the latest discoveries" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-aff0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1772-11-20). Scientia terrarum et coelorum, or, The heavens and earth astronomically and geographically delineated and display'd : containing the most curious & useful particulars in the solar, starry & mundane systems, faithfully enumerated & delineated according to the latest discoveries Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-aff0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-aff0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (cartographic) Scientia terrarum et coelorum, or, The heavens and earth astronomically and geographically delineated and display'd : containing the most curious & useful particulars in the solar, starry & mundane systems, faithfully enumerated & delineated according to the latest discoveries, (1772-11-20) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=December 7, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Scientia terrarum et coelorum, or, The heavens and earth astronomically and geographically delineated and display'd : containing the most curious & useful particulars in the solar, starry & mundane systems, faithfully enumerated & delineated according to the latest discoveries