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Septentrionalium terrarum descriptio per gerardum mercatorem Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594
Description
Circular engraved map with decorative border elements. Contains four insets, one containing the map title and statement, "Per Gerardum Mercatorem Cum Privilegio." Other three insets contain detailed depictions of islands from the larger map.
Item Metadata
| Title |
Septentrionalium terrarum descriptio per gerardum mercatorem
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| Alternate Title |
cum privilegio; Pole arctique et la description des terres septentrionales; A description of the northern lands by Gerard traders
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| Creator | |
| Publisher |
[Duisberg : G. & R. Mercator]
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| Date Issued |
[1595]
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| Description |
Circular engraved map with decorative border elements. Contains four insets, one containing the map title and statement, "Per Gerardum Mercatorem Cum Privilegio." Other three insets contain detailed depictions of islands from the larger map.
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| Extent |
1 map ; 41 x 52 cm
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| Geographic Location | |
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| Type | |
| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
Latin
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| Notes |
Mercatorem, Gerhardum. Atlas siue cosmographicae meditationes de fabrica mundi et fabricata figura. Duisberg : G & R Mercator, 1595, [map 1].
Information found in Septentrionalium terrarum descriptio [cartographic material]. National Library of Australia Digital Collections and "Atlas sive Cosmographicae meditationes de fabrica mvndi et fabricati figvra." Library of Congress Digital Collections. |
| Identifier |
G3210 1595 .M47; mccormick_024
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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 |
10.14288/1.0023509
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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 & Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/