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Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio.

Title
Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio.
Author
Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
Publication
[Antwerp] : [ A. Ortelius], [1573]

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 15-5002Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Description
1 map; 36 x 50, sheet 43 x 56 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). NA001.1.05
Subjects
Genre/Form
Early Maps.
Note
  • Shows North America, South America and New Guinea. Three ships in the Pacific, two are heading west .
  • Matches Tooley's 1573 signature 2 description with Latin text and second line begining with "uus orbis" on verso.
Indexed In (note)
  • Tooley, R.V. Mapping of America
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 15-5002 [Filed with North and South America [1570]]
OCLC
911185680
Author
Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598, cartographer.
Title
Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio.
Publisher
[Antwerp] : [ A. Ortelius], [1573]
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:40,000,000 (E 139°--W 22°/N 52°--S 73°).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
Tooley, R.V. Mapping of America, page 320.
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division , v.1, page 209, column 2, no. 7
Local Note
Date is listed in Dictionary catalog of the Map Division as [1570].
Accession number 53561 stamp in ink at lower left.
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Research Call Number
Map Div. 15-5002 [Filed with North and South America [1570]]
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