Atlas maritimus, or a book of charts : describing the sea coasts, capes, headlands, sands, shoals, rocks and dangers : the bayes, roads, harbors, rivers, and ports in most of the knowne parts of the world : with the true courses and distances from one place to another, gathered from the latest and best discoveries that have been made by divers able and experienced navigators of our English nation : accomodated with an hydrologicall description of the whole world / by John Seller, Hidrographer to [the] Kings most excellent Majestie ; and by William Fisher, John Thornton, John Colson, and James Atkinson.
Alternate Title(s):
Atlas maritimus
Published / Created:
[London] : [John Seller, William Fisher, John Thornton, John Colson, and James Atkinson], [between 1677 and 1679]
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([4], 12, [2] pages, [79] leaves of plates) : 39 maps ; 46 cm (folio)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Maps & Atlas (printed)
Scale:
Scales differ.
Notes:
Letterpress title page: Atlas maritimus, or, The sea-atlas : being a book of maritime charts describing the sea-coasts, capes, headlands, sands, shoals, rocks, and dangers, the bays, roads, harbors, rivers and ports, in most of the known parts of the world : collected from the latest and best discoveries that have been made by divers able and experienced navigators of our English nation : accommodated with a hydrographical description of the whole world, shewing the chief cities, towns, and places of trade and commerce, with the nature of the commodities and merchandizes of each country, very useful for merchants and all other persons concerned in maritime affairs / by John Seller, hydrographer to the King.
Form/Genre:
Nautical charts. | Atlases.
Contributors:
Atkinson, James, active 1667–1715, publisher. | Colson, John, active 1671–1709, publisher. | Fisher, W. (William), -1692, publisher. | Thornton, John, 1641–1708, publisher. | Clark, James (Engraver), engraver. | Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607–1677, engraver. | Lamb, Francis, engraver. | Moore, Samuel (Engraver), engraver. | Oliver, John, 1616–1701, engraver.