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Americae sive Indiae Occidentalis Tabula Generalis. [cartographic material]

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Date:

1630].

Reference:

Local class no.: H3/1-2000/[1630] (copy 2), Box number: 2000232433

Local class no.:

H3/1-2000/[1630] (copy 2)

Type of material:

Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4241461

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Maps, plans and charts

North America

1-2000 - North and South America

Americae sive Indiae Occidentalis Tabula Generalis.
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Date(s):

1630].

Place:

[Leiden:

Place of creation:

Netherlands

Publisher:

s.n.,

Extent:

1 map :

Language of material:

Latin

Scope and content:

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Outline map of North and South America.

Provenance:

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Laet, Joannes de, 1593-1649

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Cartographer: Assum, Hessel Gerritszoon van, 1581?-1632

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Laet, Joannes de, 1593-1649 : Geographer and naturalist. Served as director of the Dutch West India Comapny and was in charge of the Dutch interests in America and Africia.Laet used the Comapny's official cartographer Hessel Gerristz, to prepare maps, including 10 of South America for his work Nieuwe Wereldt ofte Beschriijvinghe van West-Indien, Leiden, Issak Elzevier. 1625 Dutch edition, 1630 Latin edition, 1633 French edition.

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General note:

Copperplate engraving.
Wagner attributes the engraving of the map to Hessel Gerritsz
From: Laet's Beschrijvinghe van West-Indien door Ioannes de Laet

Custodial history:

Purchased by the Public Archives of Canada in May 1977.

Citation/reference note:

Burden, Entry 229, Wagner, v. 2, Entry 309, Phillips, Entry 1150, map no [1], Phillips, Entry 1148, map no [1]

Cartographic math data:

Scale indeterminate.

Availability of other formats note:

The microfiche version is NMC 6868

Date of issue:

Date of issue based on information in Burden entry

Related material:

For other copy see Mikan 4145977 (NMC 27723)

Container note(s):

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2000232433 : (COPY 2)
Subject heading:

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North America Early works to 1800

South America Early works to 1800

Western hemisphere - Maps - Early works to 1800
Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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77801/34
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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 NMC6868

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [1-2000 NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA [1630]] 2000232433

[Consultation 90 Open]

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