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Covers the Pacific Coast of the United States, showing coastal towns, harbors, prevailing winds, ocean currents, and magnetic deviations of the compass. Part of Japan is shown to the west.

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localId
cj82m4197
label
Carta particolare dello stretto di Iezo fra l'America è l'isola Iezo
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
cj82m4197
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Carta particolare dello stretto di Iezo fra l'America è l'isola Iezo
description
Covers the Pacific Coast of the United States, showing coastal towns, harbors, prevailing winds, ocean currents, and magnetic deviations of the compass. Part of Japan is shown to the west.
date
["[1647]"]
year
1647
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Italian
identifierLocal
06_01_010185
creators
Dudley, Robert, Sir, 1574-1649
Lucini, Antonio Francesco, b. 1605
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Maritime Charts and Atlases
subjects
Nautical charts--North Pacific Ocean--Early works to 1800
Pacific Coast (U.S.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Japan--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Asia
Japan
North Pacific
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Japan
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Firenze
publisher
Francesco Onofri
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
36
schema:longitude
138
extent
1 map ; 48 x 38 cm.
notes
Covers the Pacific Coast of the United States, showing coastal towns, harbors, prevailing winds, ocean currents, and magnetic deviations of the compass. Part of Japan is shown to the west.
Depth shown by soundings.
Prime meridian: Pico.
"D'America carta XXXIII."
In Dudley's Dell'arcano del mare, 1646-1647.
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
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dcId
cj82m4197
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map
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