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Map Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio

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Title

  • Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio

Names

  • Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598, cartographer

Created / Published

  • [Antwerp] : [Christophe Plantin?], 1587.

Headings

  • -  America--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  America
  • -  Western Hemisphere

Genre

  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  "Cum priuilegio decennali".
  • -  Includes illustrated cartouche and illustrations.
  • -  Has no text on verso.
  • -  LC copy mounted on cloth.

Medium

  • 1 map ; 34 x 47 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3290 1587 .O7

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2017585859

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Ortelius, Abraham, Cartographer. Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio. [Antwerp: Christophe Plantin?, 1587] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2017585859/.

APA citation style:

Ortelius, A. (1587) Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio. [Antwerp: Christophe Plantin?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2017585859/.

MLA citation style:

Ortelius, Abraham, Cartographer. Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio. [Antwerp: Christophe Plantin?, 1587] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2017585859/>.