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Shows the central part of South America.

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Document identity
localId
cj82m485t
label
Paraquaria vulgo Paraguay
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
cj82m485t
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Paraquaria vulgo Paraguay
description
Shows the central part of South America.
date
["[1670]"]
year
1670
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Latin
identifierLocal
06_01_010237
creators
Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
South America--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
South America
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Amstelœdami
publisher
Ioanne Blaeu
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
-3.55
schema:longitude
-56.683
extent
1 map ; 44 x 54 cm.
notes
Shows the central part of South America.
Relief shown pictorially.
Longitude from an unspecified meridian.
Includes illustrations of ships.
Includes poem to P. Vincentio Carrafa.
Verso is blank.
From the German edition of Blaeu's Atlas major. Amsterdam, Johannem Blaeu, 1667.
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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dcId
cj82m485t
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map
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