To the Right Honourable William, Lord Cowper, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, this map of Asia : according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated. Map of the Middle East and Asia including the East Indies. It features characteristic misconceptions of early 18th century cartography such as New Guinea as a peninsula of the southern continent and Iapon or Niphon [ Japan] having a huge northern island called Land of Iesso [presumably the islands of Hokkaido and Sakhalin]. Prime meridians: Ferro and London. Relief shown pictorially. Dedicated to Lord Cowper, Hi
To the Right Honourable William, Lord Cowper, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, this map of Asia : according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated. Map of the Middle East and Asia including the East Indies. It features characteristic misconceptions of early 18th century cartography such as New Guinea as a peninsula of the southern continent and Iapon or Niphon [ Japan] having a huge northern island called Land of Iesso [presumably the islands of Hokkaido and Sakhalin]. Prime meridians: Ferro and London. Relief shown pictorially. Dedicated to Lord Cowper, High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1714-1718. Block of text at far right lower side of map indicating that two Jesuit explorers, Paul Clain and Le Gibien, had reported 87 islands found east or south-east of the Philippines but this was not yet confirmed by other explorers. Insets: Hellespont, or ye Straits of Constantinople -- The Gulf of Smirna -- Bombay and Sallset Isl. -- Hugley R. from Buffalow Point to Hugly Towne -- The Ice Sea -- Part of Chusan I. -- [Amoy Island]. Appears in Moll's The world described, [1709-1736], plate This map of Asia Asia according to ye newest and most exact observations. This map of Asia Asia according to ye newest and most exact observations, Asia Asia
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