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Mappe Monde, sur le plan de l'equateur, Hemisphère Septentrional André, Gaspard, active 1768-1801
Description
Copper plate engraved print with added hand-coloured outlining. Map depicts the major continent landmasses as known, and indicates a possible northwest passage. Additional inclusions are a climate chart (left) and a global cross-section chart indicating both poles, the tropics and equator.
Item Metadata
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Mappe Monde, sur le plan de l'equateur, Hemisphère Septentrional
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| AlternateTitle |
World map on the plane of the equator. Northern Hemisphere
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| Creator | |
| Publisher |
Paris : Hotel de Thou
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| DateIssued |
[1787]
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| Description |
Copper plate engraved print with added hand-coloured outlining. Map depicts the major continent landmasses as known, and indicates a possible northwest passage. Additional inclusions are a climate chart (left) and a global cross-section chart indicating both poles, the tropics and equator.
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| Extent |
1 map ; 24 x 35 cm
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| FileFormat |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
French
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| Notes |
Bonne, Rigobert, and Nicolas Desmarest. Atlas encyclopedique, contenant la geographie ancienne, et quelques cartes sur la geographie du moyen age, la geographie moderne, et les cartes relatives a la geographie physique. Paris: Hotel de Thou, 1787.
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| Identifier |
G3210 1787 .A52; mccormick_238
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints
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| DateAvailable |
2013-04-01
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
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| CatalogueRecord |
: G3210 1787 .A52
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| AIPUUID |
1b1386eb-5c52-48e0-b459-d41e2d5356e0
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| IsShownAt |
10.14288/1.0023512
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/