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A new chart of the eastern straits to China drawn from the best authorities

infoHeather, William; Stephenson, John; 1800

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Two maps of routes around the Flores and Banda seas—through the straits between the Lesser Sunda Islands and the Maluku Islands—towards China. Includes a rhumbline network—a web of lines to help plot routes—bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs.

Details

Date

1800

Map Maker

Heather, William; Stephenson, John

Printer/Publisher

Heather & Williams

Publication Location

London

Attributes

Compass Rose

Longitude and Latitude

Rhumbline Network

Insets

Elevation

Features

River

Bathymetry

Maritime Route

Mountain/Volcano

Reef

Shoal

Library Catalogue

Title

A new chart of the eastern straits to China drawn from the best authorities, [cartographic material]

Author

Heather, William, 1764-1812, cartographer ; Stephenson, John (Engraver), active 1791-1817, engraver ; Heather and Williams, publisher

Publication Date

March 1st. 1800.

Map Data

Scale approximately 1:1,650,000 (E 112°00'00"--E 133°00'00"/S 0°00'00"--S 9°20'00").

Format

1 map in 2 sections ; 64 x 140 cm, on sheet 65 x 94 cm

Language

English

Extent

1 scans.

Additional Information

Published as the Act directs by Heather & Williams, at the Navigation Warehouse, Leadenhall Street.

Publisher Details

London, : Published as the Act directs by Heather & Williams, at the Navigation Warehouse, Leadenhall Street.

Subjects

Indonesia -- Maps -- Early works to 1800; Maps; Nautical charts

Shelfmark

(E) D32 (164) (Weston Stack)

Permalink

http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/permalink/f/1vrc72e/oxfaleph020516785

Aleph System Number

20516785

Miscellaneous Notes

General Note: Bathymetry shown by soundings; some relief shown pictorially.
General Note: Shows tracks of particular ships.
Geographic Coverage Note: Covers area between Java and New Guinea in 2 sections; upper section shows area to north and east, bottom section to south and west.

Copy-specific Notes

Open note in new window Notes for Bodleian Library: (E) D32 (164) Public note: Transferred from the School of Geography.

Further Information

by Wm. Heather. ; Stephenson sculpsit..

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