Americae Mappa Generalis: Secundum Legitimas Projectionis Stereographicae Regulas.
Detailed map of the western hemisphere and part of Africa and Europe. Islands, cities, settlements, rivers, lakes, countries, and regions are marked. Mountains appear pictorially, and hand painted borders divide the various countries, territories, and regions. A few annotations appear throughout the...
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ftwisconsinhs:oai:cdm15932.contentdm.oclc.org:maps/17157 2023-05-15T17:40:28+02:00 Americae Mappa Generalis: Secundum Legitimas Projectionis Stereographicae Regulas. Americae Mappa Generalis: Secundum Legitimas Projectionis Stereographicae Regulas.in Lucem Proferentibus Homannianis Heredibus Homann Erben (Firm) Western Hemisphere [Nürnberg] 1746 47 x 54 cm., mounted on cloth sheet 50 x 58 cm ca. 1:31,000,000 Reference Map JPEG2000 http://cdm15932.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/maps,17157 Latin lat [Homann Erben] http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullRecord.asp?id=123692 Maps Collection We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. 1746 ftwisconsinhs 2017-02-27T09:51:38Z Detailed map of the western hemisphere and part of Africa and Europe. Islands, cities, settlements, rivers, lakes, countries, and regions are marked. Mountains appear pictorially, and hand painted borders divide the various countries, territories, and regions. A few annotations appear throughout the map, particularly notes explaining who discovered certain features. Of particular interest, a note just above California marks a wide water access point into the interior of North America. This was, according to this map, discovered by Martin d'Aguilar, and is one of the many points cartographers and explorers hoped would lead to the North West Passage. The title cartouche features two erupting volcanoes, birds, palm trees, a pot of gold, and two groups of Native Americans. The group on the left hold bows and a shrunken head, while on the right a young man holds an umbrella over a robed man holding a spear. Other/Unknown Material North West Passage Wisconsin Historical Society: Turning Points in Wisconsin History Access Point ENVELOPE(-63.783,-63.783,-64.833,-64.833) |
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Detailed map of the western hemisphere and part of Africa and Europe. Islands, cities, settlements, rivers, lakes, countries, and regions are marked. Mountains appear pictorially, and hand painted borders divide the various countries, territories, and regions. A few annotations appear throughout the map, particularly notes explaining who discovered certain features. Of particular interest, a note just above California marks a wide water access point into the interior of North America. This was, according to this map, discovered by Martin d'Aguilar, and is one of the many points cartographers and explorers hoped would lead to the North West Passage. The title cartouche features two erupting volcanoes, birds, palm trees, a pot of gold, and two groups of Native Americans. The group on the left hold bows and a shrunken head, while on the right a young man holds an umbrella over a robed man holding a spear. |
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Homann Erben (Firm) |
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Homann Erben (Firm) Americae Mappa Generalis: Secundum Legitimas Projectionis Stereographicae Regulas. |
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Homann Erben (Firm) |
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Homann Erben (Firm) |
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Americae Mappa Generalis: Secundum Legitimas Projectionis Stereographicae Regulas. |
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Americae Mappa Generalis: Secundum Legitimas Projectionis Stereographicae Regulas. |
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Americae Mappa Generalis: Secundum Legitimas Projectionis Stereographicae Regulas. |
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Americae Mappa Generalis: Secundum Legitimas Projectionis Stereographicae Regulas. |
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Americae Mappa Generalis: Secundum Legitimas Projectionis Stereographicae Regulas. |
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americae mappa generalis: secundum legitimas projectionis stereographicae regulas. |
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[Homann Erben] |
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1746 |
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Western Hemisphere [Nürnberg] |
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ENVELOPE(-63.783,-63.783,-64.833,-64.833) |
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North West Passage |
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North West Passage |
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We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
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