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LOT 361

Lot 361

John Senex (1678-1740)`

John Senex (1678-1740)`
Lot 361 Details
John Senex (1678-1740)`, British

SOUTH AMERICA CORRECTED FROM THE OBSERVATIONS COMMUNICATED TO THE ROYAL SOCIETY’S OF LONDON AND PARIS

Handcoloured wall map on two sheets, London, 1710. Dedicated by Senex to Edmund Halley LLD Savilian Professor of Geometry in Oxford and Fellow of the Royal Society, Corrected from his own Discoveries.
38.0" x 25.5" (96.5 cm x 64.8 cm)

Estimate $300-$500

Realised: $384
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Note:

This map notes a number of sea voyages in the southern waters of South America, including Sharp’s return route in 1681, Sr. la Roche’s course in 1675, Magellan’s course in 1520, Vespuccio’s course in 1502 and Halley’s course in 1700. The region where Halley noted floating ice is also identified

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