Americae nova descriptio
Description
| Type of resource | cartographic |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic; map |
| Extent | 1 map : engraving, hand colored ; 44 x 58 cm. |
| Place | Amsterodami [Amsterdam] |
| Publisher | Petrus Kaerius excudit |
| Publication date | 1614 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | Latin |
| Map data | Scale not determined ; ; E 170°56'00"--E 1°45'00"/N 72°41'00"--S 66°00'00"). |
Creators/Contributors
| Cartographer | Keere, Pieter van den, 1571-approximately 1646 | |
|---|---|---|
| Engraver | Goos, Abraham |
Subjects
| Subject | America > Discovery and exploration > Pictorial works > Early works to 1800 |
|---|---|
| Subject | America > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | North America > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | South America > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | North Pole > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Greenland > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Iceland > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
| Genre | Map |
Bibliographic information
| Note | Relief shown pictorially. |
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| Note | Shows Tierra del Fuego as an island. |
| Note | Along bottom: Prima orbis circumnavigatio 1525. Secunda orbis circumnavigatio 1580. Tertia orbis circumnavigatio 1588. Quatra orbis circumnavigatio 1601. |
| Note | Emblem above title cartouche: Wie Gaet Ick Keere". |
| Note | Decorative cartouches, pictorial vignettes of cities, islands, and figures around border, descriptive text, rhumb lines, ports, ships, boating figures, sea monsters. |
| Note | Portraits of explorers: Christophorus Columbus...; Americus Vesputius...; Ferdinandis Magellanus...; Franciscus Dracus...; Thomas Candish...; Olivarius. |
| Note | Illustrations of inhabitants: Virginiani; Magellanici; Brasiliani; Magellanici; Virginiani; Chili; Brasiliani; Magellanici. |
| Note | Inset map shows north pole: Polus Arcticus. |
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| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- Images from the The Renaissance Exploration Collection 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
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- License
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Renaissance Exploration Map Collection
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