1820 ANTIQUE WORLD MAP by ARROWSMITH Near Fine NR

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We are pleased to offer for auction with NO RESERVE PRICE a map of the WORLD on MERCATORS PROJECTION extracted from the 1820 London edition of Abraham Reesâe(tm) famed Cyclopaedia . The maps from the Rees Cyclopaedia were drawn under the direction of Aaron Arrowsmith. Arrowsmith (1750-1823) was an English cartographer and geographer. He founded the map-making and publishing business carried on by his sons and by his nephew John Arrowsmith (1790-1873) The Arrowsmith maps were among the best of that period. JUST A NOTE ABOUT THE SCANNED IMAGES: The map is larger than our scanner bed. We have scanned as much of the entire image as we can to give an idea of the overall illustration and offer a close-up showing the incredible detail as well. Rees's CyclopÃ¦dia, or The New Cyclopaedia, or, Universal Dictionary of the Arts and Sciences was edited by Abraham Rees (1743-1825). It appeared in parts between January 1802 and August 1820, and ran to 39 volumes of text, 5 volumes of plates, and an atlas. It was written by about 100 contributors, most of whom were nonconformists. They were specialists in their fields, covering the arts and humanities, agriculture, science, technology, and medicine. Its engraved plates and maps are particularly fine. Rees's CyclopÃ¦dia serves as an important record for historians and collectors alike. Among countries, towns, cities, regions, islands and land features depicted on the map are: Greenland, Canada, Louisiana, New spain, Amazonia, Brazil, Caribbean Sea, Jamaica, Mexico, New Mexico, Hudson Bay, Quebec, Queen Charlotteâe(tm)s Island, Florida, Dog Ribbed Indians, Lake Winnepeg, Lake Superior, Philadelphia, Chesapeake Bay, Japan, New Holland (Australia) New Zealand, North America, Baffinâe(tm)s BaySouth America, Chile, Patagonia, Lima, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Paraguay, Africa, Senegal, Guinea, Cape of Good Hope, Madagascar, Ethiopia, Barbary, Algiers, Mediterranean Sea, Mecca, Arabia, Spain, Italy, Madrid, Milan, Switzerland, Germany, Vienna, Belgrade, Hungary, Turkey, Warsaw, Poland, Hungary, Ireland, England, Scotland, Denmark, Prussia, Riga, Norway, Sweden, Lapland, Spitsbergen, Iceland, Sea of Kara, Tobolsk, Russia, Tartary, Kerman, Hindoostan (India) Bombay, Madras, Benares, Siam (Thailand) Borneo, Sumatra, Tibet, Indian, Atltantic and Pacific Oceans, China, Japan, Papua New Guinea and much, much more. Just as an historical note: The ancient Greeks were the first to guess that t was a large landmass around the South Pole. But the first recorded voyages across the Antarctic Circle were not taken until the British explorer, Captain James Cook led his crew between 1770 and 1775. Cook managed to sail round Antarctica until pack ice blocked his route. Russian explorer Fabian Bellingshausen became the first person to sight the Antarctic continent on 27th January 1820. Apart from very adventurous explorers, seal and whale hunters had also discovered Antarctica during this period. The first known person to set foot on Antarctica was an American seal hunter, John Davis in 1821. CONDITION & DETAILSOne folding map: 17 by 10.5 inches. Printed area: 15.75 by 9.5 inches. THIS MAP IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION. T is a light stain on the title and some extremely light scattered foxing on the margin. Please click to see more rare books & prints at auction on eBay. ~We offer a global book search service and are happy to ship internationally. ~ We prefer to quote shipping rates directly and exactly, so please just e-mail us with your address and country and we will promptly do so. yemen united arab emirates oman Jordan kuwait read more

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