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Septentrionalium terrarum descriptio Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594
Description
Circular copper plate engraving map of the Northern Hemisphere from the Arctic Pole to latitude 60° North. The map contains four circular insets, one containing the map title and statement, "Per Gerardum Mercatorem Cum Privilegio." Other three insets contain detailed depictions of islands from the larger map.
Item Metadata
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Septentrionalium terrarum descriptio
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| Alternate Title |
Pole arctique et la description des terres septentrionales
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| Creator | |
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Duisburg : [G & R Mercator]
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| Date Created |
1595
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| Description |
Circular copper plate engraving map of the Northern Hemisphere from the Arctic Pole to latitude 60° North. The map contains four circular insets, one containing the map title and statement, "Per Gerardum Mercatorem Cum Privilegio." Other three insets contain detailed depictions of islands from the larger map.
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| Extent |
1 map : hand colored, illustrations ; 1 hemisphere 32 cm in diameter, on sheet 41 x 52 cm
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| File Format |
application/pdf
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| Language |
Latin
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| Notes |
Relief shown pictorially.
From: Atlas siue cosmographicae meditationes de fabrica mundi et fabricata figura / per Gerhardum Mercatorem. Duisberg : G & R Mercator, 1595. Map 1. Insets: in upper and lower left corner: Frislant insula -- Farre insule -- Scetland insulae. Prime meridian: [Ferro]. ext on map in Latin ; text on verso in French. French text on verso entitled: Le Pole arctique et la description des terres septentrionales. Scale approximately 1:20,000,000 ; (W 180°--E 180°/N 90°--N 60°). |
| Identifier |
G3210 1595 .M47; G3210_1595_M47
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G3210 1595 .M47
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| Date Available |
2016-02-10
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
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| Catalogue Record | |
| DOI |
10.14288/1.0224509
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca