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Title: Descriptio terræ subaustralis

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1616

Publishers

  • [Amsterdam : J. Hondius, 1616]

Summary

From: P. Bertii tabularum geographicarum contractarum, 1616, p. 82. On verso: Latin text, entitled: P. Bertii tabularum geographicarum contractarum. Liber tertius, in quo terra subaustralis. Hemispherical map centred on the South Pole. "Shows 'Magallanica sive Terra Australis Incognita' practically joined to New Guinea, with Beach Provincia, Psittacorum Regio, Promontorium terrae australis and Terra del fuogo all joined together in one vast continent"--Tooley.

Subjects

  • Antarctic Ocean; Antarctica
  • Australia
  • Antarctica—Maps—Early works to 1800
  • Southern Hemisphere—Maps—Early works to 1800
  • Maps—Antarctica—1616
  • Maps—Souther Hemisphere—1616
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-180.0, 180.0, -7.5, -90.0)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-180.0, 180.0, -7.5, -90.0)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Bertius, Petrus, 1565-1629. Descriptio terræ subaustralis. [Amsterdam : J. Hondius, 1616]. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-8p58pg32z

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng