Image: Moll World Map 1719 master-gmd-gmd3-g3200-g3200-mf000001Z Atlantic
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Description: Detail from File:Moll World Map 1719 Alignment with modern map outline.jpg, superimposing a modern Mercator world map over a 1719 Mercator world map by Herman Moll. The details shows the (mis)alignment of the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, chiefly an artifact of continuing difficulty computing longitude at sea.
Title: Moll World Map 1719 master-gmd-gmd3-g3200-g3200-mf000001Z Atlantic
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Author: Kognos
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