| Creator: |
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638. |
| Title: |
Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula [cartographic material] / auct. Guiljelmo Blaeuw ; Ja. van den Ende, sculpsit.
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| Scale: |
Scale [ca. 1:95,000,000]
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| Publisher: |
[Amsterdami : Apud Guiljelmum Blaeuw, anno 1631]. |
| Date: |
1631 |
| Material Type: |
Map |
| Physical Description: |
1 map : col., mounted on linen ; 41 x 54 cm. |
| Notes: |
Map of the world including many decorative features. Incorporates many classic misconceptions of 17th century cartography, including the elongated northwest coast of America, massive southern land known as Terra Australis Incognita covering most of the southern hemisphere with New Guinea as a peninsula, continents out of proportion. Noted for its detailed border decorations - along the top are the seven planets including the Sun and the Moon; on the left side are the four elements (Ignis, Aer, Aqua, Terra); along the right side, the four season (Ver, Aestas, Autumnus, Hyems); along the bottom, the seven wonders of the world (Gardens of Bablyon, Colossus of Rhodes, Pyramids of Egypt, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Temple of Diana, Statue of Zeus, Lighthouse of Pharos).
Dedication signed by 'Guilj. Blaeuw' in decorative cartouche on bottom right of map.
Decorative cartouche at top left side of map: America anno domini 1492 ...
Decorative cartouche at bottom left side of map: Cum ob terrestrem sphaeram hoc in planium ...
Imprint on map: Amsterdami sub signo Solarii deaurati : Excudebat Gulielmus Blaeuw.
Text on verso: Descriptio Orbis Terrarum (no signature).
Map [1] from: Appendix Theatri A. Ortelli et Atlantis G. Mercatoris : continens Tabulas Geographicas diversarum Orbis regionum. Secundus editas, cum descriptionibus. Amsterdami : Apud Guiljelmum Blaeuw, anno 1631.
Prime meridian: Ferro.
Koeman/Van de Krogt, 2:022.
Shirley, 255.
Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm92-2; Library's copy has verso text obscured by linen backing. |
| Subjects: |
World -- 1631 -- Maps.
World maps -- Early works to 1800
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| Call Number: | MAP RM 92/2 |
| To cite this item use: |
http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm92-2 |
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