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Document identity
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x633f861p
label
Amerique meridionale divisée en ses principales parties ou sont distingués les vns des autres les estats suivant qu'ils appartiennent présentement aux François, Castillans, Portugais, Hollandois, &c
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obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
x633f861p
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Amerique meridionale divisée en ses principales parties ou sont distingués les vns des autres les estats suivant qu'ils appartiennent présentement aux François, Castillans, Portugais, Hollandois, &c
description
Relief shown pictorially.
date
["1691"]
year
1691
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
French
identifierLocal
05_04_000098
creators
Sanson, Nicolas, 1600-1667
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
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Paris
publisher
Chez H. Iaillot, joignant les grands Augustins, aux deux Globes, avec privilege
Source extras
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sf268508b
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41688024w
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-3.55
schema:longitude
-56.683
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 63 x 96 cm.
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Dedication: "Presentée a Monseigneur le Dauphin par son tres humble, tres obeissant et tres fidéle serviteur Hubert Jaillot."
Colored outlines.
As a reflection of late-17th-century French cartography, this map portrays the political geography of South America, dividing the continent into its various administrative units, emphasizing those under French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch control. The northern part of the continent, an integral part of the Caribbean rimland that is the homeland of many Florida immigrants, is labeled "Terrra Firme." This green-colored area encompasses the present-day countries of Colombia, Venezuela, and the Guianas. Although based on the work of Nicolas Sanson, the founder of the French School of Geography during the middle of the 17th century, this version was reissued by his successor Hubert Jaillot, also a prolific publisher of maps and atlases at the end of the century. Typical of the French cartographic style, the map includes two elaborate cartouches, intertwining images of Native Americans identified with feathered headdresses together with native flora and fauna, especially palm trees and parrots. One cartouche encloses the map's title while the other compares eight different scale bars, recording the diversity of European measurement systems before the adoption of the metric system.
Featured in the Faces & Places Exhibit, Kravis Center, Palm Beach, FL, since 2005. MB (BRL)
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no
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x633f861p
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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