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Map Apographon descriptionis Orbis terrae, figuris et narratinunculis distinctae, manu Germanica opere nigelliari discolorio circa medium saec. XV. Tabulae aeneae Musei Borgiani Velitris consignatae, quod Camillus Joh. Paulii F. Borgia, Cruce Hieros. ornatus, ab intimo cubiculo Electoris Bavarici, Patrui Cardinalis exempla imitatus, summa fide, maximoque artificio expressum, recognitumque eruditis spectandum proponit A.C. MDCCXCVII

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Title

  • Apographon descriptionis Orbis terrae, figuris et narratinunculis distinctae, manu Germanica opere nigelliari discolorio circa medium saec. XV. Tabulae aeneae Musei Borgiani Velitris consignatae, quod Camillus Joh. Paulii F. Borgia, Cruce Hieros. ornatus, ab intimo cubiculo Electoris Bavarici, Patrui Cardinalis exempla imitatus, summa fide, maximoque artificio expressum, recognitumque eruditis spectandum proponit A.C. MDCCXCVII

Names

  • Borgia, Stefano, 1731-1804, publisher, owner

Created / Published

  • [Rome] : [Stefano Borgia], [1797]

Headings

  • -  Earth (Planet)

Genre

  • Mappae mundi
  • Early maps
  • Facsimiles

Notes

  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Oriented with the south to the top.
  • -  Includes text.
  • -  This map was commissioned by Cardinal Borgia, who reputedly had a cast made from the original map to be used in the creation of this engraved facsimile. Fewer than 10 copies of the facsimile are currently known to exist.
  • -  Description of original: Borgia/Velletri World Map, Biblioteca Apostolico Vaticana, #237. A niello world map, constructed of two circular copper plates riveted together, and purchased by Cardinal Stefano Borgia in Portugal in 1794. The original map has been dated from between 1410 and 1460, with some consensus around approximately 1450.
  • -  vcFY24

Medium

  • 1 map ; 63 cm in diameter, on sheet 76 x 69 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3200 1450 .A6 1797

Repository

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

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024592846

Online Format

  • image

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Borgia, Stefano, Publisher, Owner. Apographon descriptionis Orbis terrae, figuris et narratinunculis distinctae, manu Germanica opere nigelliari discolorio circa medium saec. XV. Tabulae aeneae Musei Borgiani Velitris consignatae, quod Camillus Joh. Paulii F. Borgia, Cruce Hieros. ornatus, ab intimo cubiculo Electoris Bavarici, Patrui Cardinalis exempla imitatus, summa fide, maximoque artificio expressum, recognitumque eruditis spectandum proponit A.C. MDCCXCVII. [Rome: Stefano Borgia, 1450] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024592846/.

APA citation style:

Borgia, S. (1450) Apographon descriptionis Orbis terrae, figuris et narratinunculis distinctae, manu Germanica opere nigelliari discolorio circa medium saec. XV. Tabulae aeneae Musei Borgiani Velitris consignatae, quod Camillus Joh. Paulii F. Borgia, Cruce Hieros. ornatus, ab intimo cubiculo Electoris Bavarici, Patrui Cardinalis exempla imitatus, summa fide, maximoque artificio expressum, recognitumque eruditis spectandum proponit A.C. MDCCXCVII. [Rome: Stefano Borgia] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024592846/.

MLA citation style:

Borgia, Stefano, Publisher, Owner. Apographon descriptionis Orbis terrae, figuris et narratinunculis distinctae, manu Germanica opere nigelliari discolorio circa medium saec. XV. Tabulae aeneae Musei Borgiani Velitris consignatae, quod Camillus Joh. Paulii F. Borgia, Cruce Hieros. ornatus, ab intimo cubiculo Electoris Bavarici, Patrui Cardinalis exempla imitatus, summa fide, maximoque artificio expressum, recognitumque eruditis spectandum proponit A.C. MDCCXCVII. [Rome: Stefano Borgia, 1450] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024592846/>.