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Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio
Cartographer (1545-1599)
Artist (1512-1594)
Inscriptionsh. c.: ORBIS TERRAE COMPENDIOSA DESCRIPTIO / Quam ex Magna Universali Gerardi Mercatoris Domino Richardo Gartho, Geographiç aec ceterarum bonarum artium amatori ac sautori summo, in veteris amicitie ac familiaritatis memoria Rumoldus Mercator fieri curabat Ao. M.D.LXXXVII.
Date 1587 ?
DimensionsHeight: 43 cm (16 15/16 in.) Width: 55 cm (21 5/8 in.)
Origin Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, Europe
Object Number2001.2
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase
Status
Not on view

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