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This is one of the earliest and most beautiful depictions of the East Indies islands, an important route for the Dutch maritime trade and connections with Europe and America.

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Document identity
localId
85490
label
Indiae Orientalis Insularumque Adiacientium Typus
core
obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
85490
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Indiae Orientalis Insularumque Adiacientium Typus
description
This is one of the earliest and most beautiful depictions of the East Indies islands, an important route for the Dutch maritime trade and connections with Europe and America.
provenance
W. Graham Arader III, Philadelphia [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Jean and Sidney Silber, Baltimore, January 23, 1979, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2011, by gift.
date
1595
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
maps
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1
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1
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import
Source extras
dimensions
units
cm
width
54
height
69.9
depth
2.7
med
handcolored engraving
cul
creator_ids
8716
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
none
dimensionsRaw
Framed: H: 21 1/4 × W: 27 1/2 × D: 1 1/16 in. (54 × 69.9 × 2.7 cm)
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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