COLLECTION NAME:
Touchton Map Library
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Touchton Map Library
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Accession Number:
L2019.118.035
accession_number
L2019.118.035
Accession Number
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M Number:
M590 #1
m_number
M590 #1
M Number
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Short Title:
Hydrographical Map of the Atlantic Ocean
short_title
Hydrographical Map of the Atlantic Ocean
Short Title
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Full Title:
Hydrographic Map of the Atlantic Ocean Extending from the Southernmost part of North America to Europe. Shewing the differ.' Variations of the Compass, the Setting and Changes of the Currents in the OCEAN, as well caused by the Florida commonly called Gulf Stream, than those coming from Baffins Bay and Hudsons Straits, especially the true distance from EUROPE to AMERICA, ascertained by a late Hydrometrical Operation, the Table of which is Joyn'd in Print to the satisfaction of competent Judges; Perform'd in 1771. by William Gerard de Brahm Esqr. His MAJESTY's Surveyor General for the Southern District of North America.
full_title
Hydrographic Map of the Atlantic Ocean Extending from the Southernmost part of North America to Europe. Shewing the differ.' Variations of the Compass, the Setting and Changes of the Currents in the OCEAN, as well caused by the Florida commonly called Gulf Stream, than those coming from Baffins Bay and Hudsons Straits, especially the true distance from EUROPE to AMERICA, ascertained by a late Hydrometrical Operation, the Table of which is Joyn'd in Print to the satisfaction of competent Judges; Perform'd in 1771. by William Gerard de Brahm Esqr. His MAJESTY's Surveyor General for the Southern District of North America.
Full Title
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Year:
1772
year
1772
Year
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Author:
William Gerard deBrahm
author
William Gerard deBrahm
Author
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Engraver or Printer:
P. Andrews
engraver_or_printer
P. Andrews
Engraver or Printer
false
Surveyor:
William Gerard deBrahm
surveyor
William Gerard deBrahm
Surveyor
false
Place of Publication:
London
place_of_publication
London
Place of Publication
false
Pub Title:
DeBrahm’s The Atlantic Pilot
pub_title
DeBrahm’s The Atlantic Pilot
Pub Title
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Pub Date:
1772
pub_date
1772
Pub Date
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Continent:
North America; Europe (small part)
continent
North America; Europe (small part)
Continent
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Country:
United States; Cuba; Britain; France
country
United States; Cuba; Britain; France
Country
false
State:
Florida; Georgia; South Carolina
state
Florida; Georgia; South Carolina
State
false
Geographic Area:
North America; Atlantic Ocean; Gulf Stream; Florida Stream; Europe; Caribbean
geographic_area
North America; Atlantic Ocean; Gulf Stream; Florida Stream; Europe; Caribbean
Geographic Area
false
Language:
English
language
English
Language
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Direction/Orientation :
North at top
direction_orientation
North at top
Direction/Orientation
false
Printing Method:
Copper plate
printing_method
Copper plate
Printing Method
false
Cited References:
The Atlantic Pilot (William Gerard deBrahm); British Maps of Colonial America (William P. Cumming); "Pioneer Charting of the Gulf Stream: The Contributions of Benjamin Franklin and William Gerard deBrahm" (Louis De Vorsey, Imago Mundi 28)
cited_references
The Atlantic Pilot (William Gerard deBrahm); British Maps of Colonial America (William P. Cumming); "Pioneer Charting of the Gulf Stream: The Contributions of Benjamin Franklin and William Gerard deBrahm" (Louis De Vorsey, Imago Mundi 28)
Cited References
false
Geographical Description:
Map shows the course of the Gulf Stream from the Florida Straits to Europe. The Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Seaboard of the United States, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina are all identified, as are Cuba, Britain, and France.
geographical_description
Map shows the course of the Gulf Stream from the Florida Straits to Europe. The Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Seaboard of the United States, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina are all identified, as are Cuba, Britain, and France.
Geographical Description
false
Related Item(s):
The two other maps from the Atlantic Pilot are also in the collection: L2019.118.036 and L2019.118.037.
related_item_s_
The two other maps from the Atlantic Pilot are also in the collection: L2019.118.036 and L2019.118.037.
Related Item(s)
false