A new and most exact map of Africa described by N.I. Viſcher and don into Engliſh enlarged and corrected acording to I Blaen and others with the Habits of ye people & ye manner of ye cheife sitties: ye like neuer before
Description
Type of resource | cartographic |
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Form | map; unmediated; sheet |
Extent | 1 map ; 42 x 51 cm |
Publication date | 1666 |
Issuance | monographic |
Map data | No scale given ; W 18°--E 51°/N 37°--S 35° |
Creators/Contributors
Creator | Overton, John, 1640-1708? | |
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Engraver | Holmes, P., -1702 |
Subjects
Subject | Africa > Maps |
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Genre | Map |
Genre | Cartographic image |
Genre | Early maps. |
Genre | Maps |
Bibliographic information
Note | Colored |
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Note | Similar to Blaeu's map (see NOR 0030). The sea is decorated with more ships than usual for "maps of this period and the sea monsters are fewer and smaller." |
Acquisition | Dr. Oscar I. Norwich |
Local note |
David Rumsey Map Center copy 1: Norwich no. NOR
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Referenced by |
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Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/hj384dy5623 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- Image from the Dr. Oscar I. Norwich collection of maps of Africa and its islands, 1486 - ca. 1865 courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.
- Copyright
- This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
- License
- This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights (Public Domain Mark 1.0).
Collection
Dr. Oscar I. Norwich collection of maps of Africa and its islands, 1486 - ca. 1865
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