Collection: Osher Collection
Name: A New and Correct Chart Shewing the Variations of the Compass in the Western & Southern Oceans as observed in ye year 1700 by his Maties: command by Edm. Halley
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Notes: Dedicated to William III of England (William of Orange) by Edmund Halley. 1700 - inscribed on map
Physical Description: The Curve Lines which are drawn over the Seas in this Chart, do shew at one View all the places where the Variation of the Compass is the same; The numbers to them shew how many degrees the Needle declines either Eastwards or Westwards from the true North and the Double Line passing near Bermudas and the Cape de Virde Isles is that where the Needle stands true, without Variation.
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