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Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints
Hemisphere Septentrional pour voir plus distinctement les Terres Arctiques L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726
Description
Copper engraving, hand-coloured print depicting the Northern Hemisphere.
Item Metadata
| Title |
Hemisphere Septentrional pour voir plus distinctement les Terres Arctiques
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| Alternate Title |
par Guillaume De lisle de l'Academie Rle. des Sciences; The Northern hemisphere, for seeing the Arctic lands more clearly, by Guillaume De lisle of the Acadamy of Royal Science
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| Creator | |
| Publisher |
Amsterdam : chez Jean Covens et Corneille Mortier libraires;
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| Date Issued |
[1714]
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| Description |
Copper engraving, hand-coloured print depicting the Northern Hemisphere.
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| Extent |
1 map ; 46 x 46 cm
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| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
French
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| Notes |
In a later printing (done in the 1740s) of the map, there are annotations included in French and Dutch. See Wagner 504. Most likely from: L'Isle, Guillaume de, and Nicolas Sanson. Atlas nouveau, contenant toutes les parties du monde, ou sont exactement remarque?es les empires, monarchies, royaumes, etats, republiques &c. Amsterdam: Chez Jean Cóvens & Corneille Mortier sur le Vygendam, 1733.
Information found in Hemisphere Septentrional pour voir plus distinctement Les Terres Arctiques. Alaska's Digital Archives. |
| Identifier |
G3210 1714 .D4; mccormick_012
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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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| Catalogue Record | |
| AIP UUID |
1b1386eb-5c52-48e0-b459-d41e2d5356e0
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0023505
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
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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/