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Composite: World. Dunn, Samuel; Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d, 1697-1782; Robert Laurie & James Whittle; Riccioli, Giovanni Battista, 1799
 View larger, zoomable image (turn off pop-up blocker) Full Title: (Composite of) A general map of the World or terraqueous globe with all the new discoveries and marginal delineations, containing the most interesting particulars of the solar, starry and mundane system, by Saml. Dunn, mathematician. London, Published by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53, Fleet Street, 12th May, 1799. Author: Dunn, Samuel; Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d, 1697-1782; Robert Laurie & James Whittle; Riccioli, Giovanni Battista Date: 1799 This historical cartographic image is part of the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, www.davidrumsey.com, a large collection of online antique, rare, old, and historical maps, atlases, globes, charts, and other cartographic items. Read more about the Collection. Or you can view the entire David Rumsey Map Collection in Insight. Full David Rumsey Map Collection Catalog Record: Author: Dunn, Samuel; Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d, 1697-1782; Robert Laurie & James Whittle; Riccioli, Giovanni Battista Date: 1799 Short Title: Composite: World. Publisher: London: Laurie & Whittle Type: Composite Map Object Height cm: 105 Object Width cm: 124 Scale 1: 43,000,000 Note: Digital composite of north and south halves of hand colored engraved map. Relief shown pictorially. Contents: Western Hemisphere or the New World by Mr. d'Anville, with new discoveries and several additions -- Eastern Hemisphere or the Old World by Mr. d'Anville, with the new discoveries and several additions. Ancillary maps or charts: The Solar System -- The Northern Hemisphere -- The Southern Hemisphere -- An astronomical latitude & longitude analemma -- An universal scale -- A chart of the World according to Mercator's projection, with the rhumb lines -- Selenography or A map of the Moon according to Father Riccioli -- The vicissitude of seasons explained -- The analemma. Printed on 4 sheets; joined as 2. World Area: World Subject: Celestial Full Title: (Composite of) A general map of the World or terraqueous globe with all the new discoveries and marginal delineations, containing the most interesting particulars of the solar, starry and mundane system, by Saml. Dunn, mathematician. London, Published by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53, Fleet Street, 12th May, 1799. List No: 2310.004 Page No: (2-3) Series No: 6 Published In: (A new universal atlas, exhibiting all the empires, kingdoms, states, republics, &c. &c. in the whole World; being a complete collection of the most approved maps extant; corrected with the greatest care, and augmented from the last edition of D'Anville and Robert (de Vaugondy) with many improvements by Major James Rennel, and other eminent geographers, including all the tracks and new discoveries of the British circumnavigators, Biron, Wallis, Carteret, Captain James Cook, Vancouver, Perouse, &c. &c. 6th Ed. ... London, R. Laurie & J. Whittle, 1802) Publication Author: Kitchin, Thomas; Robert Laurie & James Whittle Publication Date: 1802 Publication Reference: P699. Cf Shirley R. Maps in the atlases of the British Library, T.LAU-1c (1799 ed.); NMM 375 (3rd ed. 1801) Publication Note: See note field above. Publication List No: 2310.000 Publication Type: World Atlas Publication Maps: 76 Publication Height cm: 57 Publication Width cm: 41 Image No: 2310004
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