Map or Atlas
Hemisphere Occidental: Dressé en 1720 pour L'usage Particulier du Roy sur les Observations Astronomiques et Geographiques, Raportées la Même Année dans L'histoire et Dans le Memoires de 'Academie Rle. des Sciences
Map showing the mountains, rivers, lakes, settlements, islands, and regions of North and South America. Characteristic of de L'Isle, this map is highly detailed and remarkably exact in information but lacks decoration. Rather than speculate, de L'Isle left the north eastern portion of America and Canada blank. In the Pacific Ocean dotted lines illustrate the routes of various explorers such as Magellan, Tasman, Gaetan, Madna, Halley, le Maire. |
Image ID: | 123679 |
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Creation Date: | circa 1724 |
Creator Name: | L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726 |
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Collection Name: | Map Collection |
Genre: | Map or Atlas |
Original Format Type: | prints, fine-art |
Original Format Number: | H GX80 1720 D |
Original Dimensions: | 48 cm. in diam., on sheet 51 x 60 cm |
Engraving |
Cities and towns |
Maps |
Voyages and travels |
Islands |
Mountains |
Exploration |
Lakes |
Ocean |
Rivers |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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