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Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, was based on a 12th-century tale. The story tells of a prince who seeks revenge for his father's murder by his uncle, and in doing so delves into deep psychological territory. This negativity is echoed in Marcellus' line "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark," and in Hamlet's own words as he states "The time is out of joint" in another scene. During Shakespeare's era, Denmark's class structure had extreme differences between nobility and peasantry. Such disparity is demonstrated in this 1629 map, where men and women from differing social groups are illustrated in characteristic dress.
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cj82kr51j
label
Daniae regni typum potentissimo Invictissimoque D. Christiano, Daniae, Norvegiae, Gotthorum Vandalorum Regi lubens offert
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obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
cj82kr51j
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Daniae regni typum potentissimo Invictissimoque D. Christiano, Daniae, Norvegiae, Gotthorum Vandalorum Regi lubens offert
description
Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, was based on a 12th-century tale. The story tells of a prince who seeks revenge for his father's murder by his uncle, and in doing so delves into deep psychological territory. This negativity is echoed in Marcellus' line "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark," and in Hamlet's own words as he states "The time is out of joint" in another scene. During Shakespeare's era, Denmark's class structure had extreme differences between nobility and peasantry. Such disparity is demonstrated in this 1629 map, where men and women from differing social groups are illustrated in characteristic dress.
date
["1629"]
year
1629
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Latin
identifierLocal
06_01_009484
creators
Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Denmark--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Denmark
Europe
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Denmark
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Amsterdam]
publisher
Ioannes Ianssonius excud
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
56
schema:longitude
10
extent
1 map ; 35 x 44 cm, on sheet 53 x 61 cm.
notes
Map of Denmark.
Relief shown pictorially.
Includes eight city views and ten costume figures in the margins.
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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cj82kr51j
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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ab46b506742a0b3a