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29 items, all bound into one volume: (i) Atlas of the world on 27 sheets, by Herman...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/419
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This record is about the 29 items, all bound into one volume: (i) Atlas of the world on 27 sheets, by Herman... dating from [early 18th century]-1758 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 78/419
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Date (When the record was created)
- [early 18th century]-1758
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Description (What the record is about)
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29 items, all bound into one volume: (i) Atlas of the world on 27 sheets, by Herman Moll; many, but perhaps not all, sheets were originally published as part of the set 'The World Described'. Certain features shown are inaccurate by modern standards: for instance, the fictitious Lake Chamay in south-east Asia and the depiction of California as an island. (ii) Map of the River Rhine, by Guillaume Delisle. (iii) Map of the Pembrokeshire coast, by Thomas Jeffreys. Detailed descriptions are given at item level.
Many of the sheets are undated and accurate dating is often impossible or very difficult, partly because the same plates were often reused, sometimes with minor amendments, over periods of several years or decades; nevertheless, probable dates, and the reasoning behind them, are supplied whenever possible.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- X 95
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English, French and Latin
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- For reproductions and discussions of several of the maps from 'The World Described', see Dennis Reinhartz, The cartographer and the literati - Herman Moll and his intellectual circle (Lampeter, 1997)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269355/
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WO 78
War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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