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Map Chart of the Pacific Ocean : drawn from a great number of printed and ms. journals

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Title

  • Chart of the Pacific Ocean : drawn from a great number of printed and ms. journals

Names

  • Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750-1823.
  • Foot, T. (Thomas)
  • Allen, George, active 1790-1821.
  • Mendoza y Riós, José de, 1763-1816.

Created / Published

  • London : A. Arrowsmith, 1798.

Headings

  • -  Pacific Ocean--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Pacific Ocean--Discovery and exploration--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Pacific Ocean

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
  • -  Also shows routes and dates of exploration.
  • -  In upper left corner: To Joseph de Mendoza Rios esqr., F.R.S. &c.&c. This chart of the Pacific Ocean is dedicated, in testimony of respect and esteem, by his much obliged humble servt., A. Arrowsmith.
  • -  "London: Published Octr. 1st., 1798 by A. Arrowsmith, no. 24 Rathbone Place."
  • -  Includes notes and ill. in title cartouche.
  • -  Copy 1 exhibited in the Surveyors of the Pacific exhibit, no.76.
  • -  Copy 2 imperfect: torn along fold lines.
  • -  Two copies. Copy 1 is mounted on linen and sectioned into 3 parts. Copy 2 has map sections pasted and taped together and is annotated on verso in black ink: 23, 24, 25.
  • -  Vault

Medium

  • 1 map on 9 sheets ; 186 x 239 cm., sheets 65 x 84 cm., folded to 65 x 42 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G9230 1798 .A71

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 96682026

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Arrowsmith, Aaron, T Foot, George Allen, and José De Mendoza Y Riós. Chart of the Pacific Ocean: drawn from a great number of printed and ms. journals. London: A. Arrowsmith, 1798. Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/96682026/.

APA citation style:

Arrowsmith, A., Foot, T., Allen, G. & Mendoza Y Riós, J. D. (1798) Chart of the Pacific Ocean: drawn from a great number of printed and ms. journals. London: A. Arrowsmith. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/96682026/.

MLA citation style:

Arrowsmith, Aaron, et al. Chart of the Pacific Ocean: drawn from a great number of printed and ms. journals. London: A. Arrowsmith, 1798. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/96682026/>.