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Nova orbis tabula : in lucem edita / A. F. de Wit

Description: Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island, with the coast continued to the supposed Strait of Anian in the 59th latitude." Kashnor dates as ca. 1688, and from Amsterdam. Shirley indicates first date is 1670, a second plate was created in 1680 with Nova Guinea and Quiri Regio in the left hemisphere. See Shirley, map 451. Decorative map surround. Art work: Scenes of the four seasons with corresponding astrological symbols in all four corners. Submaps: North and South Polar views. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Watermark: Px. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 54/93 148962.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: [ca. 1675]
Call number: 148972
Creator: Wit, Frederik de (1629 or 1630-1706)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 50 cm
Associated people: Mortier, Pierre, (1661-1711,)
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Orbis terrarum tabula recens emendata et in lucem edita / per N. Visscher

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Kashnor notes, "Remarkable from its showing California as a peninsula, contrary to the practice of all other cartographers until about 1710. It identifies the 'Straits of Anian' with the Behring Strait." Kashnor dates as [1679]. Shirley establishes as 1663, Amsterdam, from second bible map, first state. Two sub maps, One of Ptolemaic universe (central earth) the other of Copernican universe with central sun. Art work depicts the four continents. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Shirley 431, British Museum Map 463.f.9. Verso Text: MS note: 52.

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Nova totius terrarum orbis tabula

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Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island, and the imaginary Strait of Anian. This is one of the decorative type, richly colored." Shirley notes this map originates with that of Arnold Colom, c.1655, which supplied the surround scenes. This map was modified by de Wit and used by Doncker in his Zee Atlas (does NOT appear in the Doncker atlas owned by the Huntington, RB 70778). Kashnor dates as 1665, Shirley as 1676. Allegorical figures of Fire, Air, Water and Land, Sun and Moon. A striking map. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Shirley 475; BM maps C.31.e.2; Koeman Don. 16.

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Orbis terrarum nova et accuratissima tabula / auctore Petro Goos

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Kashnor notes, "Shows California [as an island] and locates New Albion and Port Sr. Franco. Draco, also shows a good map of New Holland and part of the Coast of New Zealand." Shirley dates as 1666, states original atlas reference. Map can be seen in situ in RB 32671. Elaborately engraved map. Two cartouches, one Latin, one Dutch. Two polar submaps. Elaborate decoration, sun and moon, with birds and bats above, four season figures below, four windheads. Polar projection submaps. Prime meridian: Teneriffe. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Shirley 438; BM Maps, Vol. 6, column 852 C.8.d.3; Koeman, Goos 1; Schilder, Map 88; Wagner 393. Verso Text: MS. note: 93/ 63 (on backing).

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Orbis terrarum nova et accuratissima tabula / auctore Joanne à Loon

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Kashnor notes, " Shows California as an island with the 'Strait of Anian,' also a small portion of New Zealand. Locates Nouv. Albion and Po. S. Franco. Draco." Kashnor dates as 1666, but Shirley identifies this as the second state of this map and gives appeared in information, dating to 1680. Dedication to Charles II. Pitt was supplied this plate by van Waesberge. Artwork around map is taken from Visscher's 1658 map, see 093:057M. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Shirley 439; Phillips 470; Wagner 388. Verso Text: MS note: 288.

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Nova totius terrarum orbis tabula / ex officina Justi Danckerts Amstelodami

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Kashnor notes, "Shows all that is known of California, Australia, New Guinea and New Zealand." Shirley notes this is a copy of De Wit's 1668 map, but "engraved by a less masterly hand." Kashnor dates ca. 1700, Shirley dates ca. 1680. Map is unchanged from De Wit. Various vignettes and allegorical figures copied from de Wit as is map. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 208 3/2.

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Nova et accuratissima totius terrarum orbis tabula / auctore Joanne Blaeu

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Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island, and places "Anian" considerably to the north. A fascinating old map of the early decorative type." This map is a variant of Blaeu's 1662 map, Kashnor dates as 1667. Van der Krogt dates between 1662 and 1672. Map can be seen in situ in RB 74701. Surrounded by artwork, allegorical figures. MS note: C26. Folder contains reproduction as well. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Relief: no. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Van der Krogt, map 0001:2B ; Shirley, map 428.

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Nova orbis tabula : in lucem edita / A. F. de Wit

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