Drawn by Edward Wells (1667-1727), an English mathematician and teacher of geography at Oxford University. The "New map of the Terraqueous Globe according to the Ancient Discoveries" is a World map from "New Sett of Maps" collection published in 1700 and dedicated to William, the young Duke of Gloucester, who died in the same year aged eleven. The vignette at the bottom right depicts the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford where the Atlas was printed.
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