To the Right Honourable William, Lord Cowper, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, this map of Asia

infoMoll, Herman; 1720

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Map dedicated to William Cowper, whose coat of arms sits atop the cartouche. It features two horses holding a crest with three martlets (mythical birds used in heraldry). The cartouche also features Asian traders. Monsoons are marked on the map.

Details
Date
1720
Map Maker
Moll, Herman
Printer/Publisher
Thomas Bowles; Philip Overton; D. Midwinter; Alexis Hubert Jaillot
Publication Location
London
Attributes

Longitude and Latitude

Written Note/Details

Scale

Compass Rose

Insets

Cartouche

Coat of Arms

Illustration

Inset Map

Features

Military Fort

Crops

Regional Border

Reef

Shoal

Wind Data

Rainfall Data

Library Catalogue

Title
...Map of Asia... by... Herman Moll. Printed for H. Moll... D. Midwinter... Tho. Bowles... Philip Overton... [In A Collection of maps mainly by Sanson/Jaillot, Vol. 2] [cartographic material].
Shelfmark
Map Res. 2 (147) (Weston Stack)
Author
Moll, Herman ; Overton, Philip
Map Data
Scale c1:19,000,000 at Equator.
Extent
1 scans.
Publisher Details
[S.l.] : [H. Jaillot]
Publication Date
1720
Format
1, in portfolio
Subjects
Asia -- Maps; Maps
Aleph System Number
020242227
Type
Map
Miscellaneous Notes

General Note: Map date: [1716].
General Note: Prime meridians - Ferro & London: Stereographic projection: boundaries: mountains: desert: Great Wall: prevailing winds.
General Note: Part of a larger work.
Additional Information
[H. Jaillot]
Copy-specific Notes

Open note in new window Notes for Bodleian Library: Map Res. 2 (147) Prev. shelfmark: 2027 a.74 (147)
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