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Record Nr.

UNISA996393696103316

Autore

Seller John <fl. 1658-1698.>

Titolo

Atlas maritimus. or A book of charts [[electronic resource] ] : Describeing the sea coasts capes headlands sands shoals rocks and dangers the bayes roads harbors rivers and ports, in most of the knowne parts of the world. With the true courses and distances, from one place to another. Gathered from the latest and best discoveryes, that have bin made by divers able and experienced navigators of our English nation. Accomodated with an hydrographicall description of the whole world. By John Seller. Hidrographer to ye Kings most excellent Majestie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[London], : And are to be sold by him, at the Hermitage Staires in Wapping and at his shop in the Exchange Alley near the Royall Exchange in London, [1672?]

Descrizione fisica

[12], p., [40] leaves of plates : maps

Soggetti

Hydrographic surveying

Nautical charts

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Below imprint: Cum privilegio.

Title page is engraved and is counted with the plates.

Publication date from Wing CD-ROM, 1996.

First publication, with 26 maps, under title: Atlas maritimus, or, A book of charts. [London, 1670?] but all copies and editions vary in contents. Cf. Phillips.

The maps are on 39 double plates.

Reproduction of original in the John Carter Brown Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0114