A map of the Old World, as it appeared before God destroy'd it with the waters of the flood / E. Bowen, sculp.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bowen, Emanuel, 1693 or 1694-1767 (Engraver)
Language:English
Subjects:
Eastern Hemisphere > Maps > Early works to 1800.
World maps.
Genre:
Early works to 1800.
World maps.
Local Note:
MSU: Gift of Ronald Dietz.
Physical Description:1 map ; 19 x 11 cm
Variant Title:
Map of the Old World, as it appeared before God destroyed it with the waters of the flood.
Cartographic Data:Scale not given
(W 21°05ʹ--W 168°02ʹ/N 78°12ʹ--S 43°04ʹ).
Format: Map
Description
Note:Depicts Europe, Africa, and Asia as a single landmass surrounded by a "Great Abyss." Includes outlines of present-day Europe, Africa, and Asia.
"This part of the Old World & all on ye outside of ye shade now lie under water from the quantity of which we may infer, that there is vast tracts of land yet undiscover'd."
"Gent. Magazine Dec. 1736. page 732B".
Call Number:G5670 BC .B6 Map