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Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio
Cartographer
Sebastian Münster
(1488-1552)
Inscriptionsh.: Dienewen Inseln So Hinder Hispaniam gegen Orient bey dem Lande Indie gelegen; cartouche, b. g.: AMERICAE SIVE NO / VI ORBIS NOVA / DESCRIPTIO
Date
1588
Medium / Technique
Ink on paper
Wood engraving, hand-coloured
Wood engraving, hand-coloured
DimensionsHeight: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.)
Image width: 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.)
Width: 43 cm (16 15/16 in.)
Image height: 32 cm (12 5/8 in.)
ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Surveying & Navigational T&E - Navigational Equipment
Origin
Basel, Basle-Town, Switzerland, Europe
Object Number1979.53.8
DivisionArchives - Maps and Plans
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase
Status
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Tavola dell'Isole Nuove, le quali son nominate occidentali & indiane per diversi rispetti
Sebastian Münster
1550
1979.537
America sive novus orbis respectu Europaeorum inferior globi terrestris...
Théodore de Bry
1595
1980.503
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