Here we display the incredibly detailed frontispiece and the world schema from a 1740 atlas by the French cartographer Guillaume de L’Isle.

Citation: Guillaume de L'Isle, Atlas Nouveau, Contenant Toutes Les Parties Du Monde, 2 vols, (Amsterdam, 1740). Marsh's Library Exhibits ‘Mapping History’ curated by Annaleigh Margey, Jason McElligott and Sue Hemmens with Armagh Robinson Library; Held by Armagh Robinson Library; accessed April 30, 2025, https://www.marshlibrary.ie/digi2/exhibits/show/maps/item/568