Title: Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula; auct. Guiljelmo Blaeuw.
- World maps
- 1642
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by University of Michigan)
Dates
- Coverage: 1642
- Coverage: 1642 to 1642
Summary
Relief shown pictorially. Text on verso in Dutch. Two circular insets of the polar regions. Ornamental border: Upper shows allegorical images of the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Lower shows the Seven wonders of the world - Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Colossus of Rhodes, Pyramids of Egypt, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus at Caria, Temple of Diana at Ephesus, Statue of Jupiter of Olympicus, Pharos or Lighthouse of Alexandria. Left shows allegorical figures of the four seasons. Right shows allegorical figures of the four elements. Three decorative cartouches. From his "Toonneel des Aerdriicx", 1642. 1 map: 40 x 53 cm.
Subjects
- Clark Library Map Collections
- 2022-creator-sprint
- -180TO180
- World
- Maps
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-180,180,90,-90)
- Geometry: BBOX (-180,180,90,-90)
Provider
University of Michigan
Rights
- Access rights: Public
- This map is in the public domain.
Citation
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638, Ende, Josua van den, engraver. Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula; auct. Guiljelmo Blaeuw.. World maps. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clark1ic/x-003281373/39015091197783
Format
JPEG
Languages
- eng