A general chart of the Atlantic and Indian oceans, with the situation & plan of Pulo Peenang or Price of Wales's Island / Plan of the Strait within Poolo Pinang

infoTrapaud, Elisha; Andrews, John; Scott, Captain James; 1788

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Two maps. One features most of the world, but with Borneo, Philippines and most of mainland Southeast Asia missing, though there is an inset map of Penang. The other is a navigation map of the strait at Penang, with bathymetry and elevations.

Details
Date
1788
Map Maker
Trapaud, Elisha; Andrews, John; Scott, Captain James
Printer/Publisher
John Stockdale; A. Dalrymple
Publication Location
London
Attributes

Longitude and Latitude

Scale

Insets

Inset Map

Elevation

Features

River

Maritime Route

Bathymetry

Mountain/Volcano

Reef

Shoal

Library Catalogue

Title
A general chart of the Atlantic and Indian oceans, : with the situation & plan of Pulo Peenang or Price of Wales's Island.. [cartographic material]
Author
Trapaud, Elisha, cartographer ; Andrews, John, 1736-1809, engraver ; Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814, publisher
Publication Date
Mar. 25 1788.
Map Data
Scale approximately 1:70,000,000 (W 74°31'00"--E 164°31'00"/N 60°35'00"--S 62°54'00").
Format
1 map ; 26 x 40 cm
Language
English
Extent
2 scans.
Additional Information
Publish'd as the Acts directs ... by John Stockdale Piccadilly.
Publisher Details
London : Publish'd as the Acts directs ... by John Stockdale Piccadilly.
Subjects
Nautical charts -- Early works to 1800; Trade routes -- Maps -- Early works to 1800; Pinang Island (Pulau Pinang, Malaysia) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800; Maps
Shelfmark
8° H 135 Art. (2) (Stored Offsite)
Permalink
http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/permalink/f/1vrc72e/oxfaleph021607681
Aleph System Number
21607681
Miscellaneous Notes

General Note: "Drawn & Engrav'd by I. Andrews"
General Note: Cartographer from accompanying pamphlet.
General Note: Shows sea route fron England to Botany Bay.
General Note: Inset: Po Peenang or Prince of Wales's Island at approximately 1:775,000.
Copy-specific Notes

Open note in new window Notes for Bodleian Library: 2 THETA 82 (1) Prev. shelfmark: Rhodes House (059 r. 210) [moved February 2015]
Is Part Of
Trapaud, Elisha A short account of the Prince of Wales's Island, or Pulo Peenang, in the East-Indies;
Related To
Accompanies: A short account of the Prince of Wales's Island or Pulo Peenang, in the East-Indies; ... by Elisha Trapaud, Esq.

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