Joseph Wilson Lowry: Perspective Projection of the Southern Hemisphere on the Plane of the Horizon of London
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Cartographer:
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Joseph Wilson Lowry
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Title:
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Perspective Projection of the Southern Hemisphere on the Plane of the Horizon of London
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Date:
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c. 1845
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Published:
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London
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Width:
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16 inches / 41 cm
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Height:
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17 inches / 44 cm
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Map ref:
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POLAR490
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Description:
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| The Southern Hemisphere centred on New Zealand and showing the first speculative discoveries along the coast of Antarctica, including Victoria Land, Enderby Land, and Adelie Land. Published in the Encyclopaedia Metropolitana, the main competitor of the Encyclopaedia Brittanica. A paragraph of text below the map explains the unusual projection employed. [POLAR490] |