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Source Description
Relief shown pictorially.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
cj82m439q
label
America
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
cj82m439q
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
America
description
Relief shown pictorially.
date
["[1662]"]
year
1662
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_010228
creators
Speed, John, 1552?-1629
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
America--Maps--Early works to 1800
North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
South America--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
America
Mesoamerica
North America
North and Central America
South America
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[London]
publisher
Are to be sold by Roger Rea ye elder and younger
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
42.284495
schema:longitude
-101.123047
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 35 x 44 cm.
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Prime meridian: [Ferro].
Text on verso titled The description of America; p. 9-10; printer's signature E.
Includes ill. of ships and sea monsters.
City maps in upper border: Havan porte -- St. Domingo -- Cartagena -- Mexico -- Cusco -- Il. of Mocha in Chili -- R. Ianeiro -- Olinda.
Includes ill. of native peoples in left and right borders.
In the author's A prospect of the most famous parts of the world (London, 1662).
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
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no
dcId
cj82m439q
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
1660f3daf06bdc3a