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World Oceanic Chart. Hermann Moll (1654-1732) A View of ye General & Coasting Trade-Winds, Monsoons or ye Shifting Trade Winds through ye World. London, c. 1730. Long folding octavo-height map, engraved, uncolored, based on Edmund Halley's mapping of the trade winds, published in several publications, matted and framed, old folds, the sheet evenly toned, 20 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.
Estimate $250-350
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Hermann Moll, Edmund Halley, LondonJohn Dorfman
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