North America : corrected from the observations communicated to the Royal Society at London and the Royal Academy at Paris / by Iohn Senex, F.R.S.

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Title: North America : corrected from the observations communicated to the Royal Society at London and the Royal Academy at Paris / by Iohn Senex, F.R.S.
Creator: Senex, John, d. 1740
Contributor: Hammond, Anthony, 1668-1738
Lahontan, Louis Armand de Lom d'Arce, baron de, 1666-1715?
Published / Created: 1710]
Publication Place: [London? :
Publisher: John Senex?,
Description: "Iohn Senex, sculpt."
Decorative title cartouche in upper left corner, with coat of arms below it. Four scales in lower left corner.
Dedication: To the Honorable Anthony Hammond Esq. One of the Commissioners of Her Majties. Navy this Map is humbly dedicated and presented by his obliged servant.
Label on verso with ms. no.: 71/7. Hand col. Mounted on linen. Sheet measures 96.8 x 67.1 cm. Cross Collection no. 146.
Relief shown pictorially.
Shows boundaries, rivers, forests and principal settlements, with notes.
Text passages include: "The Long River, or Dead River was discovered lately by the Baron Lahontan" ..." and "A lake of salt water ..."
Extent: 1 map ; 95.9 x 65.6 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Scale: Scale [ca. 1:9,000,000].
Coordinates: 9000000 and a
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: 71 1710
Container / Volume: BRBL_00687

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: cartographic
Genre: Maps
Resource Type: Maps, Atlases & Globes
Subject (Geographic): North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name): Hammond, Anthony, 1668-1738
Lahontan, Louis Armand de Lom d'Arce, baron de, 1666-1715?

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 8334587
Object ID (OID): 15825280