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The Transit of the Total Shadow of the Moon over Europe
in the Eclipse of the Sun May 11th 1724. in the Evening, describ'd by Will: Whiston M.A.
London
John Senex
1724
Engraved print, minor restoration along fold but otherwise good condition
320 by 425mm. (12.5 by 16.75 inches).
11276
notes:
This is a crudely performed derivative of the Halley map of the same region.
The notable difference between the two is that Whiston places the course of the eclipse further south than Halley, with 'The Path of the Center of the Eclipse' passing over Geneva, Tavistock and Launceston so that the Channel Islands, all of Devon and Cornwall and south-west Ireland lie under the eclipse, whether total or partial.
The map was published to accompany Whiston'...
The notable difference between the two is that Whiston places the course of the eclipse further south than Halley, with 'The Path of the Center of the Eclipse' passing over Geneva, Tavistock and Launceston so that the Channel Islands, all of Devon and Cornwall and south-west Ireland lie under the eclipse, whether total or partial.
The map was published to accompany Whiston'...
bibliography:
Unrecorded in ESTC; Shirley, Printed Maps of the British Isles, Senex 6: recording only London Royal Astronomical Society Library and Weinreb and Douwma Catalogue 17, item 152; Armitage, Shadow of the Moon, Map [6]: recording Holkham Holkham Hall, Innys Collection, II, 117 and London Royal Astronomical Society Library. Worldcat lists Universiteitsbibliotheek Utrecht, Maps & Atlases: Kaart: AB 330j (Dk35-13).
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