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Source Description
Shows southeast coast of North America from Virginia to north coast of South America to east of Trinidad, west coast of Central America, West Indies.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
cj82kp78j
label
Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali cum terris adiacentibus
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
cj82kp78j
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali cum terris adiacentibus
description
Shows southeast coast of North America from Virginia to north coast of South America to east of Trinidad, west coast of Central America, West Indies.
date
["[1667?]"]
year
1667
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Latin
identifierLocal
06_01_009250
creators
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Coasts--North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
Coasts--South America--Maps--Early works to 1800
Caribbean Area--Maps--Early works to 1800
West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800
Mexico, Gulf of--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Caribbean Sea
Mexico, Gulf of
North America
North and Central America
South America
West Indies
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Amsterdam
publisher
s.n.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
58.166
schema:longitude
-104.466
extent
1 map ; 37 x 52 cm.
notes
Shows southeast coast of North America from Virginia to north coast of South America to east of Trinidad, west coast of Central America, West Indies.
Includes embellished title cartouche, dedication with coats-of-arms, scale and ill. of ships at sea.
Includes scales in milliaria germanica and milliaria hispanica.
Includes dedication to "D. Alberto Conradi Vander Burch" signed "tabulam hanc inscribit Guiljelmus Blaeu."
No text on verso.
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Part of composite portfolio atlas with title "Collection of old maps."
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no
dcId
cj82kp78j
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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