A chart of the world on Mercator's projection

Single sheet, engraving. Scale: [circa 1:40,000,000]. Shows the tracks of Cook and others. The title cartouche is decorated with pine and palm trees and there are vignettes of Neptune and Britannia.

Object Details

ID: G201:1/30
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Thomas, R. S.; Palmer, William I.
Places: World
Date made: 1818
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Printed area 61.5 x 92cm, on sheet 65 x 95cm.
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