Detail View: Maps of Africa: A chart of the coast of Africa from Mozambique to the Straits of Babelmandel and the adjoyning Ocean.
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Title:
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A chart of the coast of Africa from Mozambique to the Straits of Babelmandel and the adjoyning Ocean.
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Publication Place:
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London
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Publisher:
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Knapton, James, d. 1738; Knapton, John, 1696-1770
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Publication Date:
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1728
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Cartographer:
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Knapton, James, d. 1738; Knapton, John, 1696-1770
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Height:
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48 cm.
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Width:
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58 cm.
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Scale:
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Scale in English leagues
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Color:
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Uncolored
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Descriptive Notes:
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Chart includes the Horn of Africa and numerous islands in the Indian Ocean. The compass roses radiate numerous rhumb lines.
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Provenance:
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Dr. Oscar I. Norwich
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General Area:
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Oceans
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Geographic Focus:
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Eastern Africa
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Map Use:
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Sea chart
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Period:
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18th c.
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Norwich Number:
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271
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Call Number:
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NOR 0271
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Source:
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Atlas Maritimus et Commercialis (1728)
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References:
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Norwich (2nd ed.), ckey = 3871463
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Page:
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map 0271, p. 309
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Program:
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Jacobson Africana Program
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