Hispaniae Novae sivæ magnae, recens et vera descriptio, 1579 [map].

Author
Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598 [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
Latin
Published/​Created
[Antwerp : Plantin, between 1579 and 1584]
Description
  • Scale [ca. 1:2,000,000]. (W 106°15ʹ00ʺ--W 97°51ʹ00ʺ/N 23°00ʹ00ʺ--N 17°00ʹ00ʺ).
  • 1 map : hand col. ; 33 x 49 cm.

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Notes
  • Relief shown pictorially.
  • "Cum Imp. et Reg. Mts. priuilegio dec[e]nnali."
  • In Latin on verso, with caption title "Nova Hispania" and signature "6."
  • Includes index, ill., and text.
  • Appears in Latin eds. of Ortelius's Theatrum orbis terrarum (1579 and 1584).
References
  • Broecke, M.P.R. van den. Ortelius atlas maps 13
  • Koeman, C. Atlantes neerlandici (New ed.) 9510:31
OCLC
83115524
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