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Sorry, pushed the wrong button and Outlook did not ask me whether I want to
send it yet. So:

Well, it's Moxon's chart of 1655, which Moxon claims to be based on Wright's
World Chart of 1599. They differ in several important features: the shape of
South America, lands to the North of Canada, the inclusion of California as
an island etc.

A clearer illustration of Wright's ideas about the longitude (and latitude)
of the Scillies can be taken from his chart depicting "The voyage of the
right Honorable the Earle of Cumberland to the Azores A.D. 1589" which
accompanies his "Certaine errors...". It embodies a nice demonstration of
latitude sailing, by the way.

Wolfgang

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Here is a link to Edward Wright's world chart originally published in
1599 showing the Scillies. His choice for the prime meridian appears
to be in the Cape Verde Islands, about 22� west of Greenwich.


http://maps.bpl.org/id/06_01_000090/


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