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subject : Arctic regions--Maps--Early works to 1800
Regionum circum polarium Lapponiæ, Islandiæ et Groenlandiæ novæ et veteris nova descriptio geographica, 1701.
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Relief shown pictorially. Includes Lapland market scene.; From: Atlas novus. [Munich, 1702-1710].
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Scherer, Heinrich, 1628-1704. (creator)
1702
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A correct draught of the North Pole and of all the countries hitherto discovered, intercepted between the Pole and the parallel of 50 degrees
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From: Complete collection of voyages and travels, London, 1744-48.; Pictorial relief. Shows drainage, etc.; Text, concerning contemporary exploration, in lower corners.; "Vol II. page 377" appears in upper right corner.; The year "1746" is mentioned on the map; publication of the work in which it appears was completed in 1748. So, the map must have been produced in that time period.
T. Woodward (publisher)
Bowen, Emanuel, -1767. (creator)
Harris, John, 1667?-1719. (contributor)
[1744-48]
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A physical planisphere wherein are represented all the known land and seas with the great chains of mountains which traverse the globe from the North. adapted to Monfr. Buache's memoire
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"Adapted to Monseigneur Buache's Memoire read at the Royal Academy of Sciences."; Map of the world, centered on North Pole.; Limited relief shown with hachures.; Map shows cartographer's suppositions concerning continental mountain ranges and other topographical features.
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Buache, Philippe, 1700-1773. (creator)
Cole, D., fl. 1840. (contributor)
1750
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America noviter delineata
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Relief shown pictorially.; State 5 according to Burden.; Matches Burden's description of versions with Dutch text and signature "America Aa" on verso.; Includes ill. of ships and sea monsters, and insets showing "Polus Arcticus" region and "Terra Australis incognita."; [P.] "379" and "380" on verso.
Ioannes Ianssonius (publisher)
Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664. (creator)
[1652]
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America noviter delineata
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Relief shown pictorially.; State 3 according to Burden.; Matches Burden's description of versions with English text on verso.; Includes ill. of ships and sea monsters, and insets showing "Polus Arcticus" region and "Terra Australis incognita."; [P.] "435" and "436" on verso.
H. Hondius (publisher)
Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651. (creator)
Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594. (contributor)
1631
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Carte générale des découvertes de l'Amiral de Fonte, et autres navigateurs espagnols, anglois et russes pour la recherche du passage á la mer du sud / par M. de L'Isle de l'Academie royale des sciences &c.,
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Pictorial relief.; "Suppl. 7e. carte" upper right hand corner; 166 lower right hand corner; Shows routes of explorers.; This is one of ten maps which appeared in a supplement of the Encyclopedie ou dictionnaire raissoné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. The supplement was published by Charles-Joseph Panckouke.
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L'Isle, Joseph Nicolas de, 1688-1768. (creator)
Panckouke, Charles -Joseph. (contributor)
1752
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