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Title: Orcadum et Schetlandiae insularum accuratissima descriptio; Amstelodami, sumptibus Henrici Hondij.; Orcadvm et Schetlandiae insvlarvm accuratissima descriptio;Orcades;Schetlandia

• Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651
• Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664. Appendix Atlas
• Vignaud, Henry, 1830-1922, former owner.

Dates

• Coverage: 1636
• Coverage: 1636 to 1636

Summary

Relief shown pictorially. Title cartouche has fish hanging from it. In the top left corner is Scotland's coat of arms (a lion) with a unicorn on either side and two flags. Numerous ships dot the oceans. This state was published in atlases by Jan Jansson in 1636 and 1637. From the Jansson Appendix Atlas 1636-1680, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 2 maps on one sheet: 37 x 21 cm. and 37 x 27 cm.

Subjects

• Clark Library Map Collections
• 2022-creator-sprint
• United Kingdom--Scotland
• Maps

Geospatial coordinates

• Bounding Box: BBOX (-3.65,-2.28,59.4,58.62)

Provider

University of Michigan

Rights

• Access rights: Public
• This map is in the public domain.

Citation

Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651, Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664. Appendix Atlas, Vignaud, Henry, 1830-1922, former owner. Orcadum et Schetlandiae insularum accuratissima descriptio; Amstelodami, sumptibus Henrici Hondij.; Orcadvm et Schetlandiae insvlarvm accuratissima descriptio;Orcades;Schetlandia. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clark1ic/x-010348284/39015091191737_01

Format

JPEG

Languages

• eng