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| Keywords: 1706 de La Feuille Map of the World on Hemisphere Projection - Geographicus - Mapemonde-lafeuille-1706.jpg A very scarce later c 1706 edition of a map of the world on a hemisphere projection first issued by Daniel de La Feuille in 1702 Much of the coastlines are plotted conjecturally at best Features a massive California in Island form Further north the American Northwest Coast is blank suggesting though not specifically detailing a Northwest Passage Antarctica Terres Antarctiques seems to merge into the incomplete line representing New Zealand ™s eastern coast The coastline of eastern Australia is largely indistinct and undefined In Asia the Great Wall of China is drawn in and Japan is labeled though only loosely defined In Polynesia the Solomon Islands appear but no other island groups are identified This map was originally prepared for inclusion as chart no 2 in the 1702 edition of De la Feuille's Atlas Portatif This particular map is from the 1706 reissue as indicated by the addition of the Dutch Generale Wareld Kaart to the title 1706 Size in 8 5 6 object history credit line accession number Mapemonde-lafeuille-1706 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Old maps of Earth's hemispheres 1706 maps world Maps in French world Daniel de La Feuille world Global maps centered Ferro meridian Double hemisphere world maps | ||||
