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Title: Polus Antarcticus

Dates

• Issued: 1650
• Coverage: 1650
• Coverage: 1650 to 1650

Publishers

• (Amsterdam)

Summary

500 Hemispherical map centered on the South Pole to the Tropic of Capricorn; includes southern parts of South America and South Africa and the west and south coasts of Australia. Relief and vegetation shown pictorially.; 500 Illustrated corners contain native scenes, including animals, birds, boats and a representation of a penguin.; This is the third state of the Polus Antarcticus map, with text verso: Polus Antarcticus, cum regionibus subjacentibus, & maribus illum alluentibus [Description of the South Pole and the land which lies around it].

44 x 50 centimeters, on sheet 49 x 57 centimeters

Scale not given

General Map Collection

Subjects

• 2022-creator-sprint
• -180TO180
• Antarctica
• Maps

Geospatial coordinates

• Bounding Box: BBOX (-179.99,179.99,-20.00,-89.99)

Provider

University of Minnesota

Rights

• Access rights: Public
• Use of this item may be governed by US and international copyright laws. You may be able to use this item, but copyright and other considerations may apply. For possible additional information or guidance on your use, please contact the contributing organization.

Citation

Janssonius van Waesberge, Johannes, 1616-1680. Polus Antarcticus. (Amsterdam). https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/item/p16022coll230:3857

Format

JPEG

Languages

• eng