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Orbis terrarum typus de integro multis in locis emendatus [cartographic material] / Auctore N.J. Piscatore.
Date:1638.Reference:R11981-489-9-E, Volume number: 38Item no. (creator):Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection # 38Local class no.:H3/10000/1638Type of material:Maps and cartographic materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:4141745Date(s):1638.Place:Amstelodami:Place of creation:NetherlandsPublisher:s.n.,Extent:1 map : ill., hand col. ; double hemisphere each 27 cm in diam. on sheet 50 x 60 cm.Language of material:LatinScope and content:Double hemispherical map, with 2 smaller celestial spheres, 12 panels of allegorical figures and scenes depicting the seasons and elements, engraved map by Pieter Goos.Provenance:Additional name(s):Biography/Administrative history:Visscher, Claes Jansz., 1586 or 7-1652 : Claes Jansz Visscher was born in Amsterdam in 1587. He started his career as an engraver and at one point was a pupil of Jodocus Hondius. He later became known as a publisher. He became famous for his etches of Dutch landscapes and of historical scenes, such as seiges, battles, etc. In 1623 he is known to have purchased copperplates of an atlas from Pieter van der Keere. Visscher died in 1640 and his business was carried on by his son Nicolaes Visscher I. (Source: Koeman, Dr. Ir. C. "Atlantes Needlandici, v. 3)Additional information:General note:Pictorial relief.
Copperplate engraving
Map includes an error in the cartouche titled "America" which describes America as first discovered by Chrisitopher Columbus in 1592 and subsequently by Armerigo Vespucci in 1599
Cartouche appearing on right hand hemisphere states: Nicolaus Ioannis Visscherius Tabellam hanc excudit, Amstelodami Anno. 1638. Pieter Goos, Sculpsité
Text on verso entitled: Inleyding tot de beschrijving der Wereldt en harer deelen.
Shirley states that this copy is State 1 of the map.
Visscher's name means 'fisherman', and on this 1638 edition it is given first in its Latin translation, Piscator, and also with Latin names Nicolaus and Ioannis, followed by Visscherius, a latinised ending of his surname.Custodial history:Part of the Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection purchased by the Public Archives of Canada in 1981.Citation/reference note:Shirley, Entry 346., Wagner, v. II, Entry 334.Cartographic math data:Scale indeterminate.Availability of other formats note:The microfiche version is NMC8248 (& text)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.Related material:For other copies and states see: Mikan 4153648.Container note(s):38 : Former container label was "10000 WORLD 1638".Subject heading:Source:PrivateOther accession no.:80101/245 CA -
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Original can be viewed in the presence of an early cartographic archivist. Microfiche version is open.Microfiche NMC8248[Consultation Open]Volume [R11981] 38[Consultation Open]Terms of use:Copyright: Expired
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