To the Right Honourable John Lord Sommers, Baron of Evesham in ye county of Worcester, president of Her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council &c., this map of North America according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated by your Lordship's most humble servant


To the Right Honourable John Lord Sommers, Baron of Evesham in ye county of Worcester, president of Her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council &c., this map of North America according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated by your Lordship's most humble servant

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Title:
To the Right Honourable John Lord Sommers, Baron of Evesham in ye county of Worcester, president of Her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council &c., this map of North America according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated by your Lordship's most humble servant
Creator:
Moll, Herman, d. 1732
Name on Item:
Herman Moll, Geographer ; B. Lens delin. ; G. Vertue sculp.
Date:
[1710–1719]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects:
Cod fisheries--Newfoundland and Labrador--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
Somers, John Somers, Baron, 1651-1716
Places:
North America (area)
CanadaNewfoundland and Labrador (province)
Extent:
1 map : hand col. ; 57 x 95 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[London] : Printed for I. Bowles ... and T. Bowles ... and by P. Overton ... and by Iohn King
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:18,000,000]
Language:
English
Notes:
Relief shown pictorially.
Prime meridian: London.
Insets: St. John's harbour -- Boston harbour -- New York -- Ashley & Cooper River -- Port Royal harbour -- The bay & city of ye Havana -- The bay of Pto. Bella -- La Vera Cruz -- Cartagena harbour and forts -- The port of Acapulco.
Includes notes and "A view of a stage & also of ye manner of fishing for, curing & drying cod at Newfoundland."
Also shows trade winds and exploration routes.
Appears in Moll's The world described, [1709-1736], plate 7.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
06_01_009669
Call #:
G1015 .M65 1709
Barcode:
30000003876413