Map titled “A new and accurat [sic]map of the world,” from A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World … (1662) / Carte intitulée « A new and accurat [sic] map of the world », tirée de l’ouvrage A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World […] (1

Title / Titre :
Map titled “A new and accurat [sic]map of the world,” from A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World … (1662) /

Carte intitulée « A new and accurat [sic] map of the world », tirée de l’ouvrage A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World […] (1662) /

Description :
In 1967, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, the British government gave a number of rare books to the National Library of Canada. This copy of a 1662 edition of John Speed’s A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World … was one of the items received. /

En 1967, pour célébrer le 100e anniversaire de la Confédération canadienne, le gouvernement britannique a donné à la Bibliothèque nationale du Canada un certain nombre de livres rares, dont cet exemplaire d’une édition de 1662 de l’ouvrage A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World […] de John Speed.

Creator(s) / Créateur(s) : John Speed

Date(s) : 1162

Reference No. / Numéro de référence : OCLC 79715719

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Location / Lieu : London, England / Londres, Angleterre

Credit / Mention de source :
Library and Archives Canada. John Speed. London : M. and S. Simmons; R. Rea and R. Rea, 1662, IMG_3421 /

Bibliothèque et Archives Canada. John Speed. Londres : M. et S. Simmons; R. Rea et R. Rea, 1662, IMG_3421

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