File:John Lord Sommers This map of North America Herman Moll Geogr. RMG F7412.tiff
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Herman Moll |
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English: John Lord Sommers This map of North America Herman Moll Geogr.Single sheet. Hand col. engr. Medium: 2 pieces of paper, joined at centre. Scale: [ca 1:9 000 000]. Cartographic Note: Graduated chart, conical projection, meridian of London. Contents Note: Title cartouche: indigenous people & products. Shows tracks of voyages into Hudsons Bay. View: Newfoundland cod fishery. Text panel about the Spanish treasure fleet, Insets 1. St. John's Harbour [ca. 1:55 000 (bar)], 2. Boston Harbour [ca.1:600 000 (bar)], 3. New York [ca.1:1 000 000 (bar)], 4. Ashley & Cooper River [ca.1:370 000 (bar)], 5. Port Royal Harbour [ca.1:400 000 (bar)], 6. The Bay & City of ye Havana [ca.1:200 000], 7. The Bay of Pto Bello [ca.1:1 000 000 (bar)], 8. La Vera Cruz [ca.1: 60 000 (bar)], 9. Cartagen Harbour [ca.1:750 000 (bar)], 10. The Port of Acapulco [ca.1:850 000 (bar)]. Map of North America |
| Date | [circa 1712] |
| Dimensions | Printed area 59 x 98cm, on sheet 60 x 99cm |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/540440 |
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| Identifier | Acquisition Number: NA 9155 id number: DUF292:2/2 |
| Collection | Charts and maps |
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