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Tabula geographico-hydrographica motus oceani, currentes, abyssos, montes ignivomos in universo orbe indicans, notat haec fig. abyssos montes vulcanios. [cartographic material]

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Date:

1665].

Reference:

R11981-507-7-E, Volume number: 45

Item no. (creator):

Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection #45

Local class no.:

H3/10000/[1665]

Type of material:

Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4140541

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Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection

World maps

Tabula geographico-hydrographica motus oceani, currentes, abyssos, montes ignivomos in universo orbe indicans, notat haec fig. abyssos montes vulcanios.
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Date(s):

1665].

Place:

[Amsterdam:

Place of creation:

Netherlands

Publisher:

Apud Joannem Janssonium & Elizeum Weyerstraten,

Extent:

1 map : hand col. ; 33 x 53 cm on sheet 39 x 58 cm.

Language of material:

Latin

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This map depicts ocean currents, volcanoes and deep-sea chasms. The continents are void of political detail and only major lakes, rivers and volcanoes are shown. There are prominent Northwest and Northeast sea passages and a vast southern continent. Kircher's theories included the notion that the world's oceans were all interconnected and subterranean tunnels are shown connecting the oceans and seas.

Provenance:

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Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680

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Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680 : Jesuit scholar, born Geyseen, Germany, died Rome. Geographer, traveller, mathematician, engraver and astronomer who settled in Rome. Expert on China, Egypt and Ethiopia, and translator of oriental scripts. He wrote a treatise on magnetic variations. He produced thematic maps which appeared in "Mundus Subterraneus, which was published in Amsterdam 1665, 1668, 1678.

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General note:

Pictorial relief.
No names appear on the Canadian section of this crudely drawn map. A map with this title, attributed to Kircher, was offered for sale by Francis Edwards Ltd. 1951.
This copy is considered "earlier than 'Walters Art Gallery Map - 1953'".
"Tomus 1.124" appears in upper right corner.
From Kircher's : Mundus subterraneus quo divinum. Subterrestris mundi opisicium...demonstratur, 2v.

Note on the state of conservation:

On verso: adhesive tape along fold line.

Custodial history:

Part of the Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection purchased by the Public Archives of Canada in 1981.

Citation/reference note:

Sabin, Entry 37967, Shirley, Entry 436

Cartographic math data:

Scale indeterminate.

Availability of other formats note:

The microfiche version is NMC9818.

Exhibitions note:

This map was part of an exhibition held at The Royal Ontario Museum, March 1954 entitled "The Discovery & Mapping of the Great Lakes 'Sweet Water' 1522-1703 showcasing MacDonald's Collection.

Container note(s):

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45 : Former container label was "10000 WORLD [1665]".
Subject heading:

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World - Maps - Early works to 1800

Volcanoes - Maps - Early works to 1800
Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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80101/245 CA
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Cartographic material

[Consultation90 Open]
Original can be viewed in the presence of an early cartographic archivist. Microfiche version is open.

Microfiche NMC9818

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [R11981] 45

[Consultation 90 Open]

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