NOUVELLE CARTE POUR CONDUIRE A L’ASTRONOMIE et a la GEOGRAPHIE ET POUR FAIRE CONOITRE LES DIFFERENS SISTEMES DU MONDE, AVEC DIVERSES OBSERVATIONS

Description:

Atlas page detailing different astronomical theories including those by Ptolemy, Brahe, Copernicus, and Descartes. At the top middle of the page is a double hemisphere map of the world. California is shown as an island with a flat sloping northern border. LC 579. [Henry Abraham Châtelain]. Numerous boxes of text, tables, two celestial hemispheres, and various astronomical diagrams accompany the hemispheres. Tom. 1. No. 8. (top right). Issued in his: Atlas historique, ou, nouvelle introduction à l’histoire, à la chronologie & à la géographie ancienne & moderne ..., Vol. 1 [Map 8]. -- Amsterdam, 1732-39. Final edition of Vol 1. dated 1739.

Creator:

Chatelain, Henri Abraham

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

California as an island--Maps and World--Maps

Theme:

Imagery

Rights:

Image from the Glen McLaughlin Map Collection of California as an Island courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

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JPEG2000

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