A Collection of Notable Early Maps of America1969 - America - 21 pages |
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... map consists of two large globes depicting the Eastern and Western Hemispheres , and two small insets of the Arctic and Antarctic regions . The Dutch inscription at upper right translates : " New World Map ... publishers almost simultaneously ...
... map consists of two large globes depicting the Eastern and Western Hemispheres , and two small insets of the Arctic and Antarctic regions . The Dutch inscription at upper right translates : " New World Map ... publishers almost simultaneously ...
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... map makers . Competition was keen , and few map publishers had the time or inclination to revise old maps and engrave new plates . By the eighteenth century the standards of Dutch cartography had declined , and much of the new and ...
... map makers . Competition was keen , and few map publishers had the time or inclination to revise old maps and engrave new plates . By the eighteenth century the standards of Dutch cartography had declined , and much of the new and ...
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... Map of the Middle British Colonies , in America ... " which also appeared in 1755 , and was published in Philadelphia . The cartographer was Lewis Evans ; the publishers , Benjamin Franklin and David Hall . Evans's volume , Geographical ...
... Map of the Middle British Colonies , in America ... " which also appeared in 1755 , and was published in Philadelphia . The cartographer was Lewis Evans ; the publishers , Benjamin Franklin and David Hall . Evans's volume , Geographical ...
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