A large two sheet coloured double hemisphere world map by Herman Moll first published in 1707 as a separate issue and shortly thereafter included in Moll’s elephant folio world atlas. This example, with the publishers named as I. Bowles & Son, T. Bowles, R. Sayer and I. King, is from a later state that was issued ca 1755 in an atlas entitled “The World described …”. Arrows shown in the oceans identify the direction of the trade winds, which are further explained in the text sections, and the map continues to show California as an island along with an incomplete view of the west coast of North America. The four corners of the map are filled with nine astronomical figures including diagrams of the solar system according to Ptolemy and Copernicus, Cassini’s views of Venus, Mars, Jupiter and its moons, and Saturn and images of the images of the surface of the sun and moon. At the top centre is a map of the North Pole and bottom centre is filled with an ornate dedication cartouche to King George II. Blank verso. Other than repairs to the left-side fold, bottom right corner and a few tears to the margins and image all without loss, the map is in very good condition. 56 cm x 97 cm