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Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints

Americae descrip Goos, Abraham; Keere, Pieter van den, 1571-approximately 1646

Description

Hand-coloured copper-plate engraved map. Reduced version of Mercator-Hondius map. Includes sea monsters, sailing ships, and a decorative title cartouche. French text on verso.

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Title
Americae descrip
AlternateTitle
Describing America
Creator
Goos, Abraham; Keere, Pieter van den, 1571-approximately 1646
Contributor
Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612; Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664; Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594
Publisher
Amsterdam : Iean Iansson
DateIssued
[unknown]
Description
Hand-coloured copper-plate engraved map. Reduced version of Mercator-Hondius map. Includes sea monsters, sailing ships, and a decorative title cartouche. French text on verso.
Extent
1 map ; 15 x 19 cm
GeographicLocation
Western Hemisphere ; North America ; South America ; Pacific Area ; Australia
Genre
Maps
Type
Still Image
FileFormat
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
Notes
Shirley, Rodney W. The Mapping of the World. p.277 & p. 348; http://www.arkway.com/pdfs/Cat56.pdf; http://www.loc.gov/preserv/bachbase/bbcmaps.html. Map possibly removed from source: Mercator, Gerhard. Atlas minor ou briefve, & vive description de tout de monde & ses parties composee premierement en Latin. Amsterdam: Chez Iean Iansson, ca. 1630
Identifier
mccormick_a
Collection
Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints
DateAvailable
2013-04-01
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
AIPUUID
1b1386eb-5c52-48e0-b459-d41e2d5356e0
IsShownAt
10.14288/1.0023340
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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 & Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/