Map of the World, Corrected from the Observations communicated to the Royal Societys of London and Paris.

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Title	Map of the World, Corrected from the Observations communicated to the Royal Societys of London and Paris.
Author	Senex, John, d. 1740
Place of Publication	London
Date	1725
Publisher Transcription	By John Senex. Sold by J. Senex at the Globe against St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet London 1725. To the Right Honorable Richard Boyle, Earl of Burlington and Cork, Viscount Dungarvan, Baron Clifford of Lansborough and Baron Boyle of Youghall. This map is Dedicated by his most obedient & most humble Servts. John Senex [John Maxwell erased]. H. Hulsburg Sc. (cartouche) Also lengthy texts from Newton and Halley. Printed for T. Bowles in St. Pauls Churchyard, John Bowles in Cornhil, & Robt. Sayer in Fleet Street.
Physical description	1 map outline col. 59 x 108 cm., sheet 68 x 108 cm.
Geographic Area	World
Scale	Scale [ca. 1:50,000,000]
Coordinates	W 170°--E 170°/N 90°--S 90°
Depiction date	1725
Notes	Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island, names New Albion, and locates Port Sir. F. Drake; above Cape Blanco is the supposed Strait of Anian, and there is a note that 'These parts being as yet undiscovered, 'tis not certain whether America joins to the North-Eastern part of Tartary, whence it is most probable that it was peopled, being suppos'd to be separated, if at all, but by narrow straits." Kashnor has simply copied the notes he wrote for 093:178M, the 1711 earlier edition of this map. This later edition has two major corrections. California is correctly attached to the mainland, contrary to Kashnor's note above. Also the Kamschatka peninsula is now depicted in northeast Asia. See also 105:243M for another 1711 copy. Lengthy treatises from Sr. Isaac Newton on tide theory and from Dr. Edmond Halley on wind circulation. Wind lines and magnetic variation lines shown in oceans. Many notes.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS notes: 242.
Call Number	105:242 M
Subjects	World maps -- Early works to 1800. Geography -- Early works to 1800.
Engraver	Huldbugh, H.
Additional Names 02	Newton, Isaac, Sir 1642-1727
Additional Names 03	Halley, Edmond 1656-1742
Provenance	Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, June 7, 1927.
Donor/Former owner	Kashnor, L. Museum Book Store.
Language	English
Department	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Rare Books Dept.
Physical Collection	Huntington Rare Book Maps
Digital Collection	Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Digitization Specifications	Low resolution, migrated image; no image kept on file, must request new image.
Digital Format	image/jpg
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