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Terres Arctiques, Figure xcix, Continent Arctique Manesson-Mallet, Allain, 1630?-1706?
Description
Engraved, hand-coloured illustration of north polar projection. California is depicted as an island with a nearly flat northern coast.
Item Metadata
| Title |
Terres Arctiques, Figure xcix, Continent Arctique
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| Alternate Title |
Arctic lands. Figure xcix. Arctic continent.
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| Creator | |
| Publisher |
Paris : D. Thierry
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| Date Issued |
[1683]
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| Description |
Engraved, hand-coloured illustration of north polar projection. California is depicted as an island with a nearly flat northern coast.
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| Extent |
1 map ; 14 x 10 cm
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| Geographic Location | |
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| Type | |
| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
French
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| Notes |
Multiple editions of this map exist. See mccormick_3299 and mccormick_32lxxvi. Map removed from book: Mallet, Alain Manesson. Description de l'Univers. Vol. 1. Paris: D. Thierry, 1683. 273.
Information found in Shirley, Rodney. Maps on the Atlases of the British Library and McLaughlan, Glen. The Mapping of California as an Island p.38. |
| Identifier |
mccormick_236b
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints
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| Date Available |
2013-04-01
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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 & Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
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| AIP UUID |
1b1386eb-5c52-48e0-b459-d41e2d5356e0
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0023204
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
CONTENTdm
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