A New Map Of The World ... Wright's Alias Mercator's Projection
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A large and clearly engraved world map on Mercator's projection originally prepared for the early editions of Harris' "... Complete Collection Of Voyages ... " and here published by the chartmakers Richard Mount and Thomas Page. Herman Moll was probably the most active map engraver in London around this time and his map combines navigating features such as arrows and shading indicating "The Course Of Those General And Coasting Trade Winds" with contemporary geographical perceptions - California is shown as an island, the mythical "River Longue" reaches from the upper Mississippi nearly to the Pacific and Korea is shown in an ambiguous outline betraying uncertainty as to its status as peninsula or island. An inset projection in the North Pacific region shows the North Pole while the Australian and New Zealand coastlines await Cook's discoveries later in the century. With a little wear at old folds, this is a decorative and attractive early eighteenth century map, delicately engraved.
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