Bowles's new pocket map of the world : laid down from the latest observations and comprehending the new discoveries to the present time, particularly those lately made in the southern seas, by Byron, Wallis, Cook, Bougainville, and others.
- Creator:
- Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, cartographer.
- Published/Created:
- London :
Printed for the Proprietor, Carington Bowles, No. 69, in St. Paul's Churchyard,
May 1780. - Copyright Date:
- May 1780.
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : hand colored ; 37.6 x x 71.1 cm.
- Notes:
- Mounted on board.
Hand coloured double hemispheric map of the world (Western hemisphere, or, the New World, and Eastern hemisphere, or, the Old World), with four decorative hand coloured vignettes representing Europe, Asia, America, and Africa.
Includes an ornate compas rose and an elablorate title cartouche.
Traces the voyages of some important explorers of the second half of the 18th century, including Cook's first voyage.
The map perpetuates some errors regarding the geography of the northwest coast of America. - Topics:
- World maps--Early works to 1800.
- Language:
- English
- Scale:
- Scale approximately 1:75,000,000.
- Coordinates:
- a
75000000 - Genre:
- Early works.
World maps. - Format:
- Map
- Content Type:
- Maps, Atlases & Globes
- Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Access Restrictions:
- Public
- Call Number:
- 11 1780B
- Orbis Record:
- 12905218
- Yale Collection:
- Beinecke Library
- Digital Collection:
- General Collection, BRBL, Yale University
- oid pointer:
- 16708711
- Extent of digitization:
- Complete work digitized.
- OID:
- 16708704
- PID:
- digcoll:4702751
