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Title: Typus orbis terrarum

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1593

Publishers

  • [Amsterdam?] : I. Hondius, 1593.

Summary

Circular world map in cordiform projection; with decorated borders possibly designed by Adriaen Collaert. "It seems likely that on his return from London to Amsterdam in 1593 Hondius took the original circular map plates with him and reissued the world map ... within the newly provided border."--Shirley, R. The mapping of the world.

Subjects

  • World maps—Early works to 1800
  • World maps—1593
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-180.0, 180.0, 90.0, -90.0)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-180.0, 180.0, 90.0, -90.0)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612. Typus orbis terrarum. [Amsterdam?] : I. Hondius, 1593.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-hh63sx617

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • lat