Orbis terrarum nova et accuratissima tabula
Description
| Type of resource | cartographic |
|---|---|
| Extent | 1 map : hand col. ; 2 hemispheres each 28 cm. in diam. |
| Place | Netherlands |
| Place | [Amsterdam] |
| Publisher | N. Visscher |
| Publication date | 1658; [1658] |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | Latin |
| Map data | Scale ca. 1:60,000,000 ; W 180°--E 180°/N 90°--S 90° |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Visscher, Nicolaes, 1618-1679 | |
|---|---|---|
| Associated with | Visscher, Jan de, 1633-approximately 1692 | |
| Associated with | Berchem, Nicolaas Pietersz, 1620-1683 |
Subjects
| Subject | Berchem, Nicolaas Pietersz, 1620-1683 |
|---|---|
| Subject | World maps > Early works to 1800 |
| Genre | Map |
| Genre | Early maps |
| Genre | Digital maps |
| Genre | Maps |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | auctore Nicolao Visscher; N.P. Berchem invent; J. de Visscher sculpsit. |
|---|---|
| Note | Relief shown pictorially. |
| Note | California shown as a labeled island with a flat northern coast and some coastal place names. Nova Albion labeled at top. |
| Note | Stippling used for first time in general map to show desert in China. |
| Note | Hemispheres surrounded by vignettes of mythological figures referencing the elements, with polus articus at top center and polus antarcticus at bottom center. |
| Note | "N.P. Berchem invent." at bottom left and "J. de Visscher sculpsit." at bottom right. |
| Note | Issued in J. Jansson's Novus Atlas... . |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/rr828rs0274 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- Image from the Glen McLaughlin Map Collection of California as an Island 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
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Collection
The Glen McLaughlin Map Collection of California as an Island
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