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1. The world described, or, A new and correct sett of maps : shewing, the several empires, kingdoms, republics, principalities, provinces, &c. in all the known parts of the earth : wherein the errors of the ancient geographers are corrected according to the latest observations of travellers, as communicated to the Royal Society of London, and the Royal Academy of Paris / each map is engraved on copper by Herman Moll, geographer, and printed on two sheets of elephant-paper...

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Creator:
Moll, Herman, -1732
Date:
[circa 1740?]
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([1] leaf, [60] leaves of plates) : 30 maps ; 64 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Les forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique, ou, Description des principales villes, avec leurs fortifications : dessignées par les meilleurs ingenieurs, particulierement celles qui sont sous la domination de la France, dont les plans ont esté levez par Monsieur de Vauban, avec la description de tous les instrumens servans à la fortification, à l'attaque & deffense des places, ensemble ceux qui servent pour l'artillerie, des magasins, la maniere de dresser un camp devant une ville assiegée, &c. : et ornées de plusieurs superbes edifices : ouvrage necessaire pour toutes sortes de personnes / le tout mis en ordre par les soins de Pierre Mortier.

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Creator:
Fer, Nicolas de, 1646–1720
Date:
[1707]
Physical Description:
14 volumes : illustrations, maps, plans ; 31 x 40 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. A new general atlas, containing a geographical and historical account of all the empires, kingdoms, and other dominions of the world : with the natural history and trade of each country / taken from the best authors, particularly Cluverius, Brietius, Cellarius, Bleau, Baudrand, Hoffman, Moreri, the two Sansons, Luyts, the Atlas Historique, Sir John Chardin, Le Brun, Tournefort, &c. ; to which is prefix'd an introduction to geography ... ; together with a copious alphabetical index ; the maps, which are all engraven or revised by Mr. Senex, are laid down according to the observations communicated to the English Royal Society, the French Royal Academy of Sciences, and those made by the latest travellers ; and the descriptions suited to the course of each map, which has not been observed in any other atlas.

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Creator:
Senex, John, -1740
Date:
MDCC XXI [1721]
Physical Description:
[8], 272, 141-261, [11] pages, [75] leaves of plates : 34 maps, coats of arms ; 56 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. [Composite atlas of nautical charts].

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Date:
1790-1805
Physical Description:
1 atlas : 12 maps ; 67 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Atlas geographicus, oder, Accurate Vorstellung der ganzen Welt in den nothwendigsten und von dem hochberühmten hamburgischen Rectore : tit: Herrn Johann Hübner in seiner geographischen Einleitung besonders recommandirten Land-charten welche alle nach dem Vorgang der vortrefflichsten Geographorum und denen neuesten Observationen mit sorgfältigstem Fleiss eingerichtet und in Kupffer gebracht / von Matthaeo Seütter ...

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Creator:
Seutter, Matthäus, 1678–1757
Date:
MDCCXX [1720]
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([4] pages, [40] leaves of plates) : 19 maps ; 54 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Atlas minor, sive, Geographia compendiosa, qua orbis terrarum per paucas attamen novissimas tabulas ostenditur.

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Creator:
Visscher, Nicolaes, 1649–1702
Date:
[circa 1703?]
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([1] leaf, [289] leaves of plates) : 144 maps ; 55 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Atlas geographicus portatilis, XXIX mappis orbis habitabilis regna exhibens / caelo accurate expressit Tobias Conradus Lotterus ; delineavit et excudit Tobias Lobeck, chalcograph.

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Creator:
Lobeck, Tobias
Date:
[1762?]
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([51] leaves) : illustrations, 47 maps ; 12 x 16 cm (32mo)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. The world describ'd, or, A new and correct set of maps : shewing, the several empires, kingdoms, republics, principalities, provinces, &c. in all the known parts of the earth : wherein the errors of the ancient geographers are corrected according to the latest observations of travellers, as communicated to the Royal Society of London, and the Royal Academy of Paris / each map is engraved on copper by Herman Moll, geographer, and printed on two sheets of elephant-paper...

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Creator:
Moll, Herman, -1732
Date:
[between 1748 and 1766]
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([1] leaf, [58] leaves of plates) : 29 maps ; 67 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Atlas minimus, or A new set of pocket maps of the several empires, kingdoms and states of the known world : with historical extracts relative to each / drawn and engrav'd by J. Gibson from the best authorities ; revis'd, corrected and improv'd by Eman. Bowen, Geographer to His Majesty.

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Creator:
Gibson, J. (John), active 1750–1792
Date:
[1758]
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([4], 52, [1] leaves) : illustrations, 52 maps ; 12 cm (32mo)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts