ALDERNEY

ALDERNEY.

Historical maps.
Herman Moll's Map (1724).
First stamp in a set of 5, issued on 07.07.1989.
Face value: 12 Guernsey penny.
Design: John E. Cooter.
Printed by Joh. Enschedé Stamps, Haarlem, Netherlands.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 48.3 x 32.3 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 37.
- Michel No. 37.
- Scott No. 37.
- StampWorld No. 37.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 37.
- Unificato No. 37.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 37.

Herman Moll (1654? -1732) was a cartographer, engraver, and publisher, probably originally from the Netherlands. In 1678 he opened a book and map store in London. He produced maps from his studies of the work of other cartographers. In the 1690s he published his first major independent work, the successful Thesaurus Geographicus, a comprehensive description of the Earth from compilations by the leading geographers and travelers of his day. He later published a book with 56 new and accurate maps of the British Isles, and between 1711 and 1717 he published, in monthly deliveries, his Atlas Geographus, which was followed by other outstanding works.