Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Wright, Edward, 1558?-1615
Title:
Thou hast here, gentle reader, a true hydrographical description of so much of the world as hath beene hetherto discouered and is comne to our knowledge ...
Alternate Title(s):
Often referred to as: Wright-Molyneux map
Published / Created:
[London] : [George Bishop, Ralph Newberie and Robert Barker], [1599?]
Physical Description:
1 map ; 43 x 62 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:3596149
Classification:
Maps & Atlas (printed)
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:65,000,000]. At Equator ; -- Mercator projection -- (W 180°--E 180°/N 72°--S 70°).
Notes:
Title from text in cartouche.
Subject Terms:
World maps -- Early works to 1800.
Form/Genre:
Early maps. | World maps.
Contributors:
Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616. | Molyneux, Emery.