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Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints

Regiones sub Polo Arctico Bleauw, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638

Description

Engraved print, hand-coloured. Contains three large cartuoches with elaborately illustrated human and animal figures.

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Title
Regiones sub Polo Arctico
Alternate Title
Regions under the arctic pole
Creator
Bleauw, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
Publisher
Amsterdami : Apud Guiljelmum et Iohannem Blaeu
Date Issued
[1635]
Description
Engraved print, hand-coloured. Contains three large cartuoches with elaborately illustrated human and animal figures.
Extent
1 map ; 39 x 51 cm
Geographic Location
North Pole ; Arctic regions
Genre
Maps
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
Notes
Cartuoche and cartographic engravings are substantially similar to those found in mccormick_58. Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, and Joan Blaeu. Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus: in quo tabulæ et descriptiones omnium regionum. Amsterdami: Apud Guiljelmum et Iohannem Blaeu, 1635.
Information found in UCLA Library Bleau Atlas.
Identifier
G3270 1635 .B5; mccormick_060
Collection
Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints
Date Available
2013-04-01
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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/
Catalogue Record
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=4897195
AIP UUID
1b1386eb-5c52-48e0-b459-d41e2d5356e0
DOI
10.14288/1.0023413
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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/