Dunn, Samuel
A General Map of the World or Terraqueous Globe
£2,268
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 07 February 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
with all the new discoveries and marginal delineations, containing the most interesting particulars of the solar, starry and mundane system, by Saml. Dunn, mathematician. London, Published by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53, Fleet Street, 12th May, 1799. Large twin hemispherical hand-coloured engraved map, on 4 sheets conjoined, 103.3 x 124.3cm, with inset charts of the Solar System, Astronomical charts, an Astronomical Latitude and Longitude Annalema, a Chart of the World, Selenography or a map of the Moon, The Vicissitude of the Seasons Explained, and the Analemma, expertly laid onto thin conservation paper support
Footnote
This fabulous, large map is one of the most attractive wall maps from the end of the 18th century. The large world map shows the tracks and discoveries of major voyages, including those of Captains George Anson, Louis Antoine de Bougainville, Lazier Bouvet, Aleksei Chirikov, and all three of Captain James Cook's voyages.