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MAP of the several Countries thro' which the Russians are to pass in their March to PRUSSIA
No full textMap of coastlines around the Baltic Sea including Russia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, and Sweden. Some small etchings of tress is present as are dotted lines indicating the march pathway taken by the Russians on their way to Prussia.Map of the Baltic Sea. Prime Meridian is based in Tenerife. There is one scale bar in the bottom right hand corner of the map, in English Miles. Map reads with north facing to the top of the map
A CHART of the WORLD according to Mercators Projection Shewing the latest discoveries of Capt. COOK
No full textShows the tracks of Capt. James Cook's voyages from 1768-1780. Antarctica is not shown and is referenced as different forms of ice blocking the path. Bering Strait is shown impassible due to ice between both continents on July 1779. Engraved under the cartouche "O'clock Hours at London" and the bottom graticule shows hours at lines of longitude. This is one of the earliest maps we've seen indicating time.Projection makes it difficult to obtain accurate latitude coordinates
