An historical atlas, in a series of maps of the world as known at different periods, constructed upon an uniform scale, and coloured according to the political changes of each period.
A.D. 1660. At The Restoration Of The Stuarts, Edward Quin
Clouds are shown only around the outermost edges of the map depicting the known world from the death of Charles V of Germany, A.D. 1558, to the restoration of the Stuarts in England, A.D. 1660. Eighteenth period. Australia included as well as Hudson's and Baffin's Bays (with huge distortions). The northern part of Siberia has been uncovered.
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