Halley's volume focussed on ports and coasts around the globe. To aid with navigation, the maps included compass roses and rhumb lines.

Citation: Edmund Halley, Atlas Maritimus and Commercialis; Or, A General View of the World (London, 1728).
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 24, 2024, https://www.marshlibrary.ie/digi2/exhibits/show/maps/item/573