New Chart of the World on Mercator's Projection

Sub-Title

with The Tracks & Discoveries of the latest Circumnavigators &c.

Subject

World, exploration, Mercator's projection

Date

1794 May 12

Mapmaker

Dunn, Samuel

Publisher

Laurie [Robert] & Whittle [James]

Place of Publication

London

Accession Number

2178.002

Alternate number

Cusachs Collection

Condition

Poor. Very acidified. Much browning, surface dirt and staining. Foxed. Center fold torn. Needs conservation.

Curatorial Notes

Second copy, better condition, located 1982.077.024. Atlas stored LHC Atlas storage shelves, in oversize box. Colored. See Phillips, Vol. 1, p. 428, #716. Plates 47 and 48 missing from atlas at time of inventory (11/18/1998).

Notes

Plate 2 from Laurie & Whittle's 1808 "New and Elegant Imperial Sheet Atlas."

Media Type

bound book

Size

11 5/8 x 16

Storage

c02d07/atlas