[Map of Africa]
Description
| Type of resource | cartographic |
|---|---|
| Form | unmediated; sheet |
| Extent | 1 map : woodcut ; 13 x 16 cm, on sheet 18 x 19 cm |
| Place | Switzerland |
| Place | [Basel |
| Publisher | publisher not identified |
| Publication date | 1550; approximately 1550] |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | Latin |
| Map data | Scale not given ; W 19°54'00"--E 43°19'00"/N 37°57'00"--S 32°29'00"). |
Creators/Contributors
| Cartographer | Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552 |
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Subjects
| Subject | Africa > Discovery and exploration > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
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| Subject | Nile River > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
| Genre | Map |
| Genre | Cartographic image-cri |
| Genre | Maps. |
| Genre | Early maps. |
| Genre | Aerial views. |
Bibliographic information
| Note | Relief shown pictorially. |
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| Note | Bird's-eye view. |
| Note | Coordinates are approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. |
| Note | Shows topography, vegetation, drainage. |
| Note | "Liber sextus cosmographiae per Sebastianum Munsterum, ex probatis autoribus & scriptoribus antiquis & recentioribus, collectus & in unum conflatus" at top. |
| Local note | This copy has Latin text, illustration, and pencil notation on verso: Basel, 1550. |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/sc844fy5881 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- Image from the Caroline Batchelor Map 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
- 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.
Collection
Caroline Batchelor Map Collection
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