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Shakespeare wrote a number of history plays, which were based on earlier works by other authors. However, the Bard did not always follow history to the letter. In Henry VI, Part I, Shakespeare manipulates dates of actual events, as well as facts related to people, to create a greater dramatic effect. For example, the character Joan La Pucelle, based on Joan of Arc, was portrayed as an unwed mother and witch in the play, contrary to actual facts. The area near Rouen in Normandy, as illustrated in this 1635 map, was one of the settings for Henry VI, Part I, wherein Joan urged her countrymen to "Look on thy country," and reclaim France for themselves.
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Document identity
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cj82ks17f
label
Normandia ducatus
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obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
cj82ks17f
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Normandia ducatus
description
Shakespeare wrote a number of history plays, which were based on earlier works by other authors. However, the Bard did not always follow history to the letter. In Henry VI, Part I, Shakespeare manipulates dates of actual events, as well as facts related to people, to create a greater dramatic effect. For example, the character Joan La Pucelle, based on Joan of Arc, was portrayed as an unwed mother and witch in the play, contrary to actual facts. The area near Rouen in Normandy, as illustrated in this 1635 map, was one of the settings for Henry VI, Part I, wherein Joan urged her countrymen to "Look on thy country," and reclaim France for themselves.
date
["[1635]"]
year
1635
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Latin
identifierLocal
06_01_009630
creators
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Normandy (France)--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Europe
France
Normandy
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
France
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Amsterdam]
publisher
Excudit Guiljelmus Blaeu
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
49
schema:longitude
0
extent
1 map ; 37 x 51 cm.
notes
Map of the region of Normandy in northern France.
Relief shown pictorially.
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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cj82ks17f
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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f541ad0237a2676c