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This map is an example of a map from a non-western culture that depicts an Asian world view. Although obviously a hybrid with a strong European influence, this early 18th-century world map was printed entirely with Armenian script. The geographical delineation, however, was based heavily on Dutch maps of the late 17th century. Undated and with no indication of attribution, this map is similar to and may be a reduced version of an ornately decorated eight-sheet map published in Amsterdam in 1695. That map was published by Adrian and Peter Schoonebeck at the request of Archbishop Warthabeth who founded an Armenian printing press in Amsterdam in 1688 for the benefit of Armenians who had migrated from their homeland. Armenians trace their ancient roots to the mountainous area in western Asia, centered in the Caucasus Mountains located between the Black and Caspian Seas. Today, their homeland is divided between the independent country of Armenia (a former republic in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), Turkey, and Iran.
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Document identity
localId
x633f981c
label
[Hamadaradz Asharhatsuyts]
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
x633f981c
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
[Hamadaradz Asharhatsuyts]
description
This map is an example of a map from a non-western culture that depicts an Asian world view. Although obviously a hybrid with a strong European influence, this early 18th-century world map was printed entirely with Armenian script. The geographical delineation, however, was based heavily on Dutch maps of the late 17th century. Undated and with no indication of attribution, this map is similar to and may be a reduced version of an ornately decorated eight-sheet map published in Amsterdam in 1695. That map was published by Adrian and Peter Schoonebeck at the request of Archbishop Warthabeth who founded an Armenian printing press in Amsterdam in 1688 for the benefit of Armenians who had migrated from their homeland. Armenians trace their ancient roots to the mountainous area in western Asia, centered in the Caucasus Mountains located between the Black and Caspian Seas. Today, their homeland is divided between the independent country of Armenia (a former republic in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), Turkey, and Iran.
date
["[ca. 1696]"]
year
1696
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Armenian
identifierLocal
05_01_000244
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
World maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
World
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Amsterdam?
publisher
s.n.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
1 map ; 46 x 61 cm.
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Exhibited in “Journeys of the Imagination,” at the Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, April - August 2006. MB (BRL)
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no
dcId
x633f981c
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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31f0e0c9e068c117