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Title
Accuratissima totius terrarum orbis tabula nautica
Additional title: A correct chart of the terraqueous globe, according to Mercator's, or more properly Wright's projection, on which are describ'd lines, shewing the variation of the magnetic needle according to observations made about the year 1744.
Names
Dodson, James, -1757 (Contributor)
Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742 (Creator)
W. Mount and T. Page (Publisher)
Mount, William, -1769 (Contributor)
Collection

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

Charts and maps

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1745 (Questionable)
Place: London
Publisher: Sold by W. Mount and T. Page, on Great Tower Hill
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6493 [LHS 1036; rolled]
Topics
Magnetic declination
World maps
Maps
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Includes text and inset of the North Atlantic Ocean to the North Pole.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 1036.
Content: Backed with blue paper.
Statement of responsibility: celeberrimo viro Edmd. Halley, LLD., anno 1700 contructa ; indice variationes magneticas denota[m?] ad observationes circiter annu 1744 habitas renovata Gulielmo Mountaine et Jacobo Dodson.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 52 x 143 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 50084108
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15437979
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9e02d880-c5d5-012f-3733-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1745: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Accuratissima totius terrarum orbis tabula nautica" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1745. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-affd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Accuratissima totius terrarum orbis tabula nautica" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-affd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1745). Accuratissima totius terrarum orbis tabula nautica Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-affd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Accuratissima totius terrarum orbis tabula nautica