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Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio
Cartographer
Rumold Mercator
(1545-1599)
Artist
Gerardus Mercator
(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
DivisionArchives - Maps and Plans
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase
Status
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