Media Information

 
 
 
Collection name:
Maps of Africa
Record:
Title:
The Western Ocean.
Publication Place:
London
Publisher:
Seller, John, fl. 1658-1698
Publication Date:
No date
Cartographer:
Seller, John, fl. 1658-1698
Height:
43 cm.
Width:
53 cm.
Scale:
Scale in English, French and Spanish leagues, Dutch miles
Color:
Outline color
Descriptive Notes:
Map extends to include part of North and South America, western Europe and southern England. The cartouche, placed in the central Africa, contains two figures blowing horns. Another cartouche appears in South America with two natives and two animals surround the scale. The compass rose radiates rhumb lines to all four continents.
Provenance:
Dr. Oscar I. Norwich
General Area:
Oceans
Geographic Focus:
Oceans
Map Use:
Sea chart
Period:
17th c.
Norwich Number:
260
Call Number:
NOR 0260
References:
Norwich (2nd ed.), ckey = 3871463
Page:
map 0260, p. 297
Program:
Jacobson Africana Program

The Western Ocean.