Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio.

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Title: Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio.
Creator: Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
Contributor: Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598. Theatrum orbis terrarum. German
Plantin, Christophe, approximately 1520-1589
Published / Created: 1580]
Publication Place: [Antwerp :
Publisher: Christophe Plantin, Abraham Ortelius,
Description: From Ortelius's Theatrum oder Schawbüch des Erdtkreijs [Antwerp : Christophe Plantin, Abraham Ortelius, 1580].
Latin and German.
Several small holes in lower regions of South America where oxidized by pigment.
Sheet measures 40 x 55 cm. Lanman Collection.
Signature on verso: 5.
Text on verso: Die newe Welt.
The viewer looks into the sails of the ship at 220 degrees of longitude.
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 36.1 x 49.8 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Scale: Scale [ca. 1:4 200 000].
Coordinates: 42000000 and a
Language: German
Latin

Format: cartographic
Genre: Maps
Resource Type: Maps, Atlases & Globes
Subject (Geographic): America--Maps--Early works to 1800
Western Hemisphere--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name): Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598. Theatrum orbis terrarum. German
Plantin, Christophe, approximately 1520-1589

Access: Public
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Citation: Koeman, C. Atlantes Neerlandici (1997 ed.), 31:221