Herman Moll: Italy 1739

A continuing series of posts to highlight my small antique map collection. Most of these maps are sourced from the Pickwick Gallery in Stratford-Upon-Avon.

All scans are taken directlly from an original copy, not a reproduction.

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This second map in the series is also taken from Herman Moll’s “Geographica Antiqua”, 1739 (German Wikipidea entry.)

Explore the map below using Magic Toolbox‘s excellent plugin Magic Zoom Plus to see more detail.

Move your mouse over image or click to enlarge

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Watch out for the next map in this series..

Dave

Mathematician at the University of Warwick in the UK with research interests in equivariant bifurcation theory and applications, especially in modelling of insect locomotion. Teaching interests include online learning and innovative teaching methods. Also in a past life has been involved in summer school courses, and online material, for Gifted and Talented. He has been active on the Internet since 1995, initially though his UFO and Michael Schenker website, but now through a multitude of projects.

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