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Source Description
Not only is this an early depiction of the Pacific Ocean, but it is also one of the first attempts to show present-day Alaska and California.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
85491
label
Maris Pacifica, quoad vulgo Mar del Sur
core
obj
dtoType
map
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
85491
sourceUrl
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Maris Pacifica, quoad vulgo Mar del Sur
description
Not only is this an early depiction of the Pacific Ocean, but it is also one of the first attempts to show present-day Alaska and California.
provenance
W. Graham Arader III, Philadelphia [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Jean and Sidney Silber, Baltimore, May 5, 1976, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2011, by gift.
date
1589
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
maps
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
Source extras
dimensions
units
cm
width
54.6
height
69.5
depth
2.5
med
handcolored engraving
cul
creator_ids
8716
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
none
dimensionsRaw
Framed: H: 21 1/2 × W: 27 3/8 × D: 1 in. (54.6 × 69.5 × 2.5 cm)
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
3875770cea050ff2