Pennant’s map of Asia
417 PENNANT, Thomas Map for Mr Pennant’s Outlines of the Globe. Publication [London], 1800. Description Engraved chart. Dimensions 560 by 442mm (22 by 17.5 inches).
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A map of eastern Asia by Thomas Pennant, produced for the third volume of his series ‘Outlines of the Globe’. Thomas Pennant (1726-1798) was a British writer, with an interest in cartography. He wrote on natural history and geography and his works were often supplemented with maps drawing on his private cartographical collection. In 1767 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. ‘Outlines of the Globe’ was his most ambitious project, covering the whole world - he had previously written on individual countries of areas. Four volumes were produced, the first two in 1798, and the second two (from one of which the present example is taken) in 1800, after his death.
MAPPING JAPAN: THE JASON C. HUBBARD COLLECTION