A New Map of Europe according to the Present General Divisions and Names ...

Coloured map of the European continent. Printed in London by E. Wells circa 1738.

Reference 10827

Description

Decorative coloured map of the European continent.

From "A New Sett of Maps both of Antient and Present Geography" by Edward Wells an English clergyman, teacher and mathematician, born in 1667. All map are dedicated to William the Duke of Gloucester who died 1700, the year of the first edition of the atlas. The Wells maps have been much valued during the beginning of the 18th century because of its accuracy.

Details

Cartographer	Edward Wells
Title	A New Map of Europe according to the Present General Divisions and Names ...
Publisher, Year	E. Wells, London, circa 1738
Plate Size	36.6 x 49.0 cm (14.4 x 19.3 inches)
Sheet Size	42.0 x 55.0 cm (16.5 x 21.7 inches)

Condition

Several small holes in left margin, a brown spot in right margin, two vertical folds flatted, manuscript page number by old hand in upper right margin. Overall fine condition.

Cartographer

Edward Wells, born in 1667, was a British teacher and mathematician how issued A New Sett of Maps dedicated to William the Duke of Gloucester in 1700. He died in 1727.

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Edward Wells: A New Map of Europe according to the Present General Divisions and Names ....

Coloured map of the European continent. Printed in London by E. Wells circa 1738.

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