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1794 Samuel Dunn Map

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Original – 1794 Samuel Dunn Map is a general map of the world, or terraqueouis globe with all the new discoveries and marginal delineations, containing the most interesting particulars in the solar, starry and mundane system by Samuel Dunn and Thomas Kitchin in 1794.

Reason

Very intense map in English, showing the development of the 18th century carthography. Numerous features include star chart for both hemispheres, seasonal chart, analemma projection, Moon map according to Riccioli, map of Solar System, sunspots, the annual motion of Sun around Earth and telescopic view of planets.

Articles in which this image appears

1794 Samuel Dunn Map, Samuel Dunn (mathematician), History of cartography

FP category for this image

Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps

Creator

Samuel Dunn/Thomas Kitchin

• Support as nominator --Brandmeister^talk 17:30, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
• Comment -- For ease of viewing http://zoom.it/q7cJ --Chrismiceli (talk) 18:28, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
• Comment - The file page should have a large image template. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:45, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

• Added. Brandmeister^talk 08:47, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

• Weak support - Looks a little grainy. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:03, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

• Support An absolutely stunning and monumental double hemisphere wall map of the world by Samuel Dunn. al (talk) 11:38, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
• Comment I would prefer the version without the contrast enhancement. Pine^✉ 10:01, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

  Reverted, will upload as separate file if necessary. Brandmeister^talk 20:06, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

• Support the un-enhanced version. I see what's meant about the grain when viewed at 100% but given the size of the image I think this can be forgiven. Pine^✉ 22:18, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:09, 5 June 2012 (UTC)