"Photolithographed copy of Gerard Mercator's Mapamundi of 1538 from an original engraving in the library of the American Geographical Society.", Relief shown pictorially., and Title devised by cataloger.
Publisher:
Julius Bien & Co., photo-lith,
Subject (Geographic):
World--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
American Geographical Society of New York and Julius Bien & Co
Subject (Topic):
Early maps, Early maps--Facsimiles, World maps, and World maps--Early works to 1800
Cross Collection no. 60., From Janssonius's Niewen atlas ... Amstelodami : Apud Ioannem Ianssonium, 1652., Hand col. Mounted on linen., Includes marginal ill., Relief shown pictorially., Title supplied by cataloger., and Variant of Hondius' Polus Antarcticus, 1638.
Publisher:
J. Jansson,
Subject (Geographic):
Antarctica--Maps--Early works to 1800 and Southern Hemisphere--Maps--Early works to 1800
Contains five compass roses., Decoration: city views with banners, figures holding armorial shields, animals, and Jesus Christ on the cross flanked by the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene., Includes degrees of latitude along left edge: 18°N to 63°N., Includes two North Atlantic islands "Frislandia" and "Stilanda" in upper left corner and inset map of the world in the lower center., Pen-and-ink in black, red, blue and green., Portolan chart with seaport names given for all coastlines., and Title devised by cataloger; last two numerals of date have been altered.
Subject (Geographic):
Baltic Sea--Maps--Early works to 1800, Mediterranean Sea--Maps--Early works to 1800, and North Atlantic Ocean--Maps--Early works to 1800
Contains five compass roses., Decoration: city views with banners, animals, eight cherubs blowing winds, and Virgin Mary with child (on left edge)., Includes two islands in the North Atlantic "Stilanda" and "Frixlanda.", Pen-and-ink in black, red, blue and green., Portolan chart with seaport names given for all coastlines., and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Geographic):
Baltic Sea--Maps--Early works to 1800., Mediterranean Sea--Maps--Early works to 1800., and North Atlantic Ocean--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Contains eleven compass roses., Decoration: city views with banners, figures sitting on thrones, holding swords and armorial shields; animals; three fleur-de-lis., Imperfect: chipped along bottom edge, with some loss of map., Includes degrees of latitude along left edge: 25°N to 65°N., Pen-and-ink in black, red, blue and green., Portolan chart with seaport names given for all coastlines., and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Geographic):
Black Sea--Maps--Early works to 1800., Mediterranean Sea--Maps--Early works to 1800., and North Atlantic Ocean--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Subject (Topic):
Nautical charts--Black Sea--Early works to 1800., Nautical charts--Mediterranean Sea--Early works to 1800., and Nautical charts--North Atlantic Ocean--Early works to 1800.
Contains five compass roses., Decoration: city views with banners, figures holding swords and armorial shields., Includes inset map of the world at lower left., Pen-and-ink in black, red, blue and green., Portolan chart with seaport names given for all coastlines., and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Geographic):
Black Sea--Maps--Early works to 1800., Mediterranean Sea--Maps--Early works to 1800., and North Atlantic Ocean--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Subject (Topic):
Nautical charts--Black Sea--Early works to 1800., Nautical charts--Mediterranean Sea--Early works to 1800., and Nautical charts--North Atlantic Ocean--Early works to 1800.