Geographiae studioso typographus.

Cartographer
Lafréry, Antoine, 1512-1577 [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
Latin
Published/​Created
[Rome] : [Antonij Lafreri Seguani], [1572]
Description
  • Not drawn to scale (W 26°08ʹ00ʺ--E 34°11ʹ00ʺ/N 71°28ʹ00ʺ--N 53°11ʹ00ʺ).
  • 1 map on 2 joined sheets ; 51.5 x 79.7 cm

Details

Subject(s)
Library of Congress genre(s)
Getty AAT genre
Related work(s)
Summary note
Reduction of Olaus Magnus's nine-sheet "Carta Marina" map, published in Venice in 1539.
Notes
  • Relief shown pictorially.
  • Pictorial map with numerous illustrations of figures, animals, ships and sea monsters.
  • Includes text at lower left.
  • Princeton copy 1: Lacks part of text at lower left corner.
References
Ginsberg 25.
OCLC
1472467795
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