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Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
Description
Brightly hand coloured copperplate engraving depicting the lower half of North America and South America. Colonies; cities; ships; sea monster; decorative cartouche, and note in blank part of North America.
Shows Anian and Quivira in Pacific Northwest area.
Watermark in right half
Item Metadata
| Title |
Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio
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| Creator | |
| Publisher |
[Antwerp] : [Impresso en Anvers por Christoval Plantino]
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| Date Created |
[1588]
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| Description |
Brightly hand coloured copperplate engraving depicting the lower half of North America and South America. Colonies; cities; ships; sea monster; decorative cartouche, and note in blank part of North America.
Shows Anian and Quivira in Pacific Northwest area. Watermark in right half |
| Extent |
1 map : engraved, coloured, pictorial relief ; 34 x 46.6 cm
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| Person Or Corporation | |
| Genre | |
| Type | |
| File Format |
application/pdf
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| Language |
Latin
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| Notes |
Verso: El Orbe Nvevo. -- page of text in Spanish, with coloured initial Q; page numbered 5.
Scale approximately [1:38 016 000], (E 180 ̊-E 360 ̊/ N 65 ̊-S 65 ̊). |
| Identifier |
G3290.1587 O7 1588; G3290_1587_O7_1588_001
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G3290.1587 O7 1588
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| Date Available |
2016-01-27
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
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| Catalogue Record | |
| DOI |
10.14288/1.0223721
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
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Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca