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OVERTON, Henry. The World a new and correct map laid down and described according to the latest discoveries. London: H.Overton and J.Hoole at the White Horse without, Newgate, [circa 1715].
Engraved map of the World on two sheets by Sutton Nicholls, overall 590 x 970mm, double-hemisphere map hand-coloured in outline, with inset astronomical text incorporating illustrations of the Moon, Mars, Venus, Jupiter and the face of the Sun (edges slightly soiled, one clean tear to margin, light creasing along folds, two small wormholes to lower corners).
A fine early eighteenth century English world map, separately published, cf. note to Shirley World Maps 624.
Engraved map of the World on two sheets by Sutton Nicholls, overall 590 x 970mm, double-hemisphere map hand-coloured in outline, with inset astronomical text incorporating illustrations of the Moon, Mars, Venus, Jupiter and the face of the Sun (edges slightly soiled, one clean tear to margin, light creasing along folds, two small wormholes to lower corners).
A fine early eighteenth century English world map, separately published, cf. note to Shirley World Maps 624.