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World on gnomonic projection No. 1: Africa and South Europe

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58173621


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Title

World on gnomonic projection No. 1: Africa and South Europe

Collection

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases
Atlases
Maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
Maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Vol. 1

Names

Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) (Creator)
J. & C. Walker (Firm) (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1844
Place: London
Publisher: Chapman and Hall

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6076 [LHS 350C; atlas cases]

Subjects

Atlases -- Great Britain
Geography
Africa
Europe

Genres

Maps

Notes

Acquisition: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13939273
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bc674e70-b08f-0137-1339-0f7e13edc7cd

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1844

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "World on gnomonic projection No. 1: Africa and South Europe" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1844. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc674e70-b08f-0137-1339-0f7e13edc7cd

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1844). World on gnomonic projection No. 1: Africa and South Europe Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc674e70-b08f-0137-1339-0f7e13edc7cd

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "World on gnomonic projection No. 1: Africa and South Europe" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc674e70-b08f-0137-1339-0f7e13edc7cd

Wikipedia citation

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