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Type of resource	cartographic
Extent	With map of eastern hemisphere, becomes world map on 2 separate sheets ; 48.7 x 49.8 cm.
Place	London
Date created	[1685]
Map data	[ca.1:42,000,000] ; W 160° --E 20°/N 90° --S 90°

Creator	Morden, Robert, d. 1703
Creator	Berry, William, fl. 1669-1708

State 1	See general notes.
State 2	This has additions to the Pacific Islands and to New England, including the insertion of Pensilvania (thus 1682 is earliest possible date for map). Imprint: Sold at ye Atlas in Cornhill & at ye Globe in ye Strand London. Issued in: Atlas maritimus / John Thornton, 1685. Bound for presentation to James II.
References	Shirley 472 (Plate 348).
Statement of responsibility	By Robt. Morden & Willm. Berry.
Publications	First issued in 1676. Reproduced in: The Blathwayt atlas, maps and commentary / by Jeanette D. Black. -- Providence, 1970-75.
Note	California as an island with indented northern coast. Anian and Strate of Anian lightly drawn. Includes Terra de Ieffo and Zelandia Nova. Dedication within nautical cartouche and below a crest: To Capt: John Wood this Map of the WORLD Drawn acording to Mercators Projection is humbly Dedicated By Robt. Morden & Willm. Berry Sold at ye Atlas in Cornhill & at ye Globe in ye Strand London. (bottom center). Inset: Polar projection to approx. 47 deg. N. lat. (upper left).
Original McLaughlin Book Number (1995 edition)	63
Original McLaughlin book number (1995 edition) with latest state information	63-02
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/gv767ds7941

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The Glen McLaughlin Map Collection of California as an Island

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