Detail View: Maps Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL17081353
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Reference Number:
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AMGS B4
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Series Title:
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Cosmographie universelle, physique et astronomique pour I'etude de touts les ages de I'histoire
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Parent Work Title:
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Carte de l'ancien et du nouveau monde, suivant une projection nouvelle, pour les premieres etudes
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Translated Parent Work Title:
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Map of the old and the new world, according to a new projection, for the first studies
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Creator:
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Philippe de Prétot, Étienne-André, 1710-1787
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Creator Role:
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Cartographer
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Creator:
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Vallet, Jean-Emmanuel Jerome, 1716-
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Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Date Created:
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1771
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Publication Details:
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Paris
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Description:
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World map designed in a crisp style and presented on Mercator's projection. The map is quite detailed, particularly in the oceans, with recent discoveries noted in Greenland, Canada, the South Pacific and North Pacific. In North America a huge River of the West (Fl. de l'Ouest) is the most prominent feature and the northwest coast is lacking any hint of the Alaskan peninsula. Conjectural coastlines connect Australia to both Tasmania and New Guinea, and only a partial coastline of New Zealand is shown. The composition is nicely decorated with an elaborate, French-style title cartouche and a compass rose.
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Language Code:
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fre-FR
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Language Name:
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French
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
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Maps
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Technique Used:
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Copper engraving (printing process)
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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France: Île-de-France: Paris
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Time Period Covered:
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18th Century CE
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Item Height:
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310 mm
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Item Width:
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470 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Previous Site:
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Manchester Geographical Society
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2017-08-16
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2017-09
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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