Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824
Published / Created:
1775?-1781?]
Call Number:
1983 Folio 25
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Maps, Atlases & Globes
Abstract:
A made-up collection of charts, plans and views, partly hand colored, from the Atlantic Neptune comprising [v. 1]: the charts of the South East Coast of Nova Scotia, with the title page of The charts of the coast and harbors of New England, 1781 bound in front (31 items, dated between 1777 and 1781). [v. 2]: Charts of the coast and harbours in the Gulph and river of St. Lawrence, 1780, including the charts of the coast of New England (36 items, dated between 1775 and 1781). [v. 3]: Charts of several harbours and divers parts of the coast of North America from New York south westwards to the Gulph of Mexico, 1780, including some 16 charts belonging to the New England part of the work (35 items, dated between 1776 and 1781). General title page wanting.
Description:
Includes indexes.
Publisher:
The Admiralty,
Subject (Geographic):
North America--Maps and North America--Pictorial works
Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543. Ambassadors Schöner, Johann, 1477-1547
Published / Created:
ca. 1885?]
Call Number:
2003 1481
Image Count:
9
Resource Type:
Maps, Atlases & Globes
Description:
Accompanied by small carved wooden stand, stamped "Hong Kong" and "Kin [Hanooc?]", BEIN 2003 1481: Imperfect: globe is cracked the length of the Pacific Ocean but there is no loss of text. With stand in box shelved as BEIN 2003 1481 2., Delineates Magellan's track and discoveries; shows North America as a continent distinct from Asia, separated by a strait., Nineteenth century facsimile of a 16th century terrestrial globe of the type depicted in Hans Holbein's 1533 painting commonly known as "The ambassadors.", The terrestrial globe in the Holbein painting was traditionally thought to have been based on a lost 1523 terrestrial globe by Johannes Schöner. Cf. Baynes-Cope, A.D. "The investigation of a group of globes" in: Imago mundi: Journal of the International Society for the History of Cartography, no. 33 (1981): 9-19. Cf. Dekker and Lippincott. "The scientific instruments in Holbein's 'Ambassadors': a re-examination" in: Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes, vol. 62 (1999): 93-125., and Title supplied by cataloger.
Mexican situation, New commercial atlas map of Mexico, New commercial atlas map of North America., Rand McNally new commercial atlas map of North America., and Rand, McNally & Co.'s new business atlas map of Mexico
Description:
Also shows positions of U.S. and Mexican warships, U.S. forts, and principal garrisons of Federal-Mexican troops in north Mexico. and Text of "The Mexican situation" and "Rand McNally new commercial atlas map of North America" (scale [1:20,592,000]) on verso.
Continuation inset: Central America [12 x 17 cm., scale ca. 1:11,000,000] and Includes time and distance table, list of Presidents, 1860 population statistics, and explanation of British American possessions.
Publisher:
Haasis & Lubrecht,
Subject (Geographic):
North America--Maps and United States--Maps
Subject (Name):
B.B. Russell & Co., publisher, Ch. Lubrecht & Co., publisher, Haasis & Lubrecht, publisher, J. & D. Beatson Co., publisher, and Lubrecht & Co., publisher
