Död i juni 1598.
Emery Molyneux was an English Elizabethan maker of globes, mathematical instruments and ordnance. His terrestrial and celestial globes, first published in 1592, were the first to be made in England and the first to be made by an Englishman.
Molyneux was known as a mathematician and maker of mathematical instruments such as compasses and hourglasses. He became acquainted with many prominent men of the day, including the writer Richard Hakluyt and the mathematicians Robert Hues and Edward Wright. He also knew the explorers Thomas Cavendish, Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh and John Davis. Davis probably introduced Molyneux to his own patron, the London merchant William Sanderson, who largely financed the construction of the globes. When completed, the globes were presented to Elizabeth I. Larger globes were acquired by royalty, noblemen and academic institutions, while smaller ones were purchased as practical navigation aids for sailors and students. The globes were the first to be made in such a way that they ...
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'The Globes Celestial and Terrestrial Set Forth in Plano'
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Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire universel raisonné des connaissances humaines.
Död 1732. Föddes i Holland.
Engelsk kartograf. Kom ca. 1698 till London där han senare hade sin verksamhet. Arbetade först som kopparstickare för andra kartutgivare, men började snart på egen hand. Hans främsta verk är en stor atlas utan titel ca. 1700, 'Atlas Manuale' (1709), 'Atlas Geographus' i 5 band (1711-17), 'New and complete Atlas' (1719) och 'Atlas Minor' (1729). Utarbetade dessutom kartor för 'The Complete Geographer' (1709) och en rad andra geografiska och historiska verk. Han utgav även några böcker, som 'A System of Geography' (1701).
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Atlas Manuale.
Atlas Geographus.
New and complete Atlas.
Atlas Minor.
The Complete Geographer.
A System of Geography.
Dict. nat. biogr. - Tooley.
Amiral Häggs flaggkarta. - Stockholm 1888.
Duvhök - Olof Rudbeck d.y.
