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    Sketches for the "Great Map of Bavaria" from 1563, Part 5. Topographical Map of Bavaria 49 Degrees 14 Minutes to 49 Degrees 18 Minutes North Latitude.
    Vorzeichnungen für die Grosse Karte Bayerns von 1563, Teil 5: Topographische Karte von Bayern 49° 14' bis 49° 18' nördl. Breite
    Between 1554 and 1561, by order of Duke Albrecht V, Philipp Apian (1531-89) carried out a topographical survey of Bavaria (without using triangulation), on which was based the first mathematically measured map of a large region. In 1563, he completed a large-scale version on vellum, to a scale of 1:40,000, which was unfortunately destroyed after 1720. A copy of the original that was produced...
    • Contributor: Apianus, Philippus - Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria
    • Date: 1554-01-01
    • Resource: - 5 pages

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    Die neuwen Inseln, so hinder Hispanien gegen Orient bey dem land India ligen
    Title on verso: New weldt oder Inseln, so hinder Hispanien gegen Orient bey dem land India ligen
    Relief shown pictorially. South America labeled in German, geographic features otherwise in Latin. Appears in the author's Cosmographei. Basel, Switzerland. 1550. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Exhibited: Rivers, edens, empires: Lewis & Clark and the revealing of America, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., July 24-Nov. 29, 2003. Fold-lined.
    • Contributor: Münster, Sebastian
    • Date: 1550-01-01
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    Sketches for the "Great Map of Bavaria" from 1563, Part 4. Topographical Map of Bavaria 48 Degrees 15 Minutes to 48 Degrees 18 Minutes North Latitude.
    Vorzeichnungen für die Grosse Karte Bayerns von 1563, Teil 4: Topographische Karte von Bayern 48° 15' bis 48° 18' nördl. Breite
    Between 1554 and 1561, by order of Duke Albrecht V, Philipp Apian (1531-89) carried out a topographical survey of Bavaria (without using triangulation), on which was based the first mathematically measured map of a large region. In 1563, he completed a large-scale version on vellum, to a scale of 1:40,000, which was unfortunately destroyed after 1720. A copy of the original that was produced...
    • Contributor: Apianus, Philippus - Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria
    • Date: 1554-01-01
    • Resource: - 6 pages

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    Slavonia, Croatia, Bosnia, and a part of Dalmatia.
    Sclavonia, Croatia, Bosnia cum Dalmatiae parte
    Gerard Mercator's 1590 Sclavonia, Croatia, Bosnia cum Dalmatiae parte (Slavonia, Croatia, Bosnia, and a part of Dalmatia) is the best representation of Bosnia made up to that time. One of the oldest items in the cartographic collections of the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the map was published by the well-known Blaeu firm in Amsterdam. Shown are villages, towns, rivers, and...
    • Contributor: Mercator, Gerhard
    • Date: 1590-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Sketches for the "Great Map of Bavaria" from 1563, Part 7. Bird's-eye View of Bavaria at the Border to Bohemia, Marked in Red.
    Vorzeichnungen für die Grosse Karte Bayerns von 1563, Teil 7: Vogelschauplan grösseren Masstabes von Bayern an der böhmischen Grenze, diese ist rot markiert
    Between 1554 and 1561, by order of Duke Albrecht V, Philipp Apian (1531-89) carried out a topographical survey of Bavaria (without using triangulation), on which was based the first mathematically measured map of a large region. In 1563, he completed a large-scale version on vellum, to a scale of 1:40,000, which was unfortunately destroyed after 1720. A copy of the original that was produced...
    • Contributor: Apianus, Philippus - Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria
    • Date: 1554-01-01
    • Resource: - 6 pages

  • Collection
    [Maps of Alaska, from approximately 1568 to 1880]
    Alternate supplied title: Alaska title collection--drawer 1 | Alternate supplied title: Alaska title collection--general 1568-1880
    This record covers single general maps of Alaska, which are not represented in the LC database by separate catalog records. This collection includes single printed maps and photocopies of printed or manuscript single maps as well as some multi-sheet single maps, plates from atlases, books or periodicals, and printed facsimiles. To request a specific map or for more information, contact a reference librarian in...
    • Date: 1568
  • Map
    Sketches for the "Great Map of Bavaria" from 1563, Part 3. Topographical Map of Bavaria 48 Degrees 10 Minutes to 48 Degrees 14 Minutes North Latitude.
    Vorzeichnungen für die Grosse Karte Bayerns von 1563, Teil 3: Topographische Karte von Bayern 48° 10' bis 48° 14' nördl. Breite
    Between 1554 and 1561, by order of Duke Albrecht V, Philipp Apian (1531-89) carried out a topographical survey of Bavaria (without using triangulation), on which was based the first mathematically measured map of a large region. In 1563, he completed a large-scale version on vellum, to a scale of 1:40,000, which was unfortunately destroyed after 1720. A copy of the original that was produced...
    • Contributor: Apianus, Philippus - Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria
    • Date: 1554-01-01
    • Resource: - 5 pages

  • Map
    Sketches for the Great Map of Bavaria from 1563, Part 2. Topographical Map of Bavaria 47 Degrees 54 Minutes to 48 Degrees 2 Minutes North Latitude.
    Vorzeichnungen für die Grosse Karte Bayerns von 1563, Teil 2: Topographische Karte von Bayern 47° 54' bis 48° 2' nördl. Breite
    Between 1554 and 1561, by order of Duke Albrecht V, Philipp Apian (1531-89) carried out a topographical survey of Bavaria (without using triangulation), on which was based the first mathematically measured map of a large region. In 1563, he completed a large-scale version on vellum, to a scale of 1:40,000, which was unfortunately destroyed after 1720. A copy of the original that was produced...
    • Contributor: Apianus, Philippus - Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria
    • Date: 1554-01-01
    • Resource: - 9 pages

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    Tabula nouarum insularum, quas diuersis respectibus Occidentales & Indianas uocant.
    Tabula novarum insularum, quas diversis respectibus Occidentales & Indianas vocant | Nouus orbis, qui insulas habet Indici Oceani
    Relief shown pictorially. Has the word "Americam" in South America. Appears in the author's Cosmographiae universalis. Basel, Switzerland. 1559. Woodcut. Includes illustrations. LC copy imperfect: Fold-lined. Missing extreme upper right corner, minor losses to lower-middle of map. South America also labeled in German. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Münster, Sebastian
    • Date: 1559-01-01
  • Map
    Von den newen Inseln : der Statt Themistitan in den newen Inseln gelegen/figurierung. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy annotated in ink: "From an unidentified German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia Universalis, 1597 or later. Bought from Salvation Army." Vault
    • Contributor: Münster, Sebastian
    • Date: 1597-01-01
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    Das erst general inhaltend die Beschreibung und den Circkel des gantzen Erdtrichs und Moeres.
    Erst general oder gemeine Tafeln innhaltend den gantzen Umbkreiss und Kugel der Welt
    Woodcut oval map within illustrated border, showing clouds and winds. Includes entwined initials "DK" in lower left corner, standing for the woodcutter David Kandel. Appears in German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmografia. Includes illustrations. Text and illustrations on verso. Shirley, R.W. Mapping of the world, 92 Gift ; Mrs. Ellett ; November 7, 1950. Map in Latin. Title and text on verso in German....
    • Contributor: Kandel, David - Münster, Sebastian - Henricpetri, Sebastian
    • Date: 1569-01-01
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    A New Depiction of the Whole of Hungary.
    Nova totius Ungariae
    This rare map of Hungary was produced by Matthias Zündt in 1567. Zündt (circa 1498--1572) was an engraver, sculptor, and goldsmith from Nuremberg who produced 13 copper-plate engraved maps and views between 1565 and 1571. The map originally appeared in six sheets arranged together. It shows colorful views of important cities, kingdoms, provinces, and bordering countries. Episcopal churches and Turkish religious buildings are shown,...
    • Contributor: Zündt, Matthias
    • Date: 1567-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Das heilig Lande mit Ausztheilung der zwoelff Geschlechter.
    Palaestina, des heiligen Landes Beschreibung mit sampt den anstossenden Laendern und Voelctern alss die Ammoniter, Jdumeer [sic], Araber, u.
    Relief shown pictorially. Title and text in German. Place names in Latin. Appears in Sebastian Munster's Cosmographey. Basel : Sebastian Petri, 1588. Exhibition: Jordanian Display, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., May 25-27, 2005. Includes notes. LC copy imperfect: Central fold line with 2 stains at center, mended tear in central right margin. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster...
    • Contributor: Münster, Sebastian - Henricpetri, Sebastian
    • Date: 1588-01-01
  • Map
    Sketches for the "Great Map of Bavaria" from 1563, Part 6. Topographical Map of Bavaria 49 Degrees 19 Minutes to 49 Degrees 22 Minutes North Latitude.
    Vorzeichnungen für die Grosse Karte Bayerns von 1563, Teil 6: Topographische Karte von Bayern 49° 19' bis 49° 22' nördl. Breite
    Between 1554 and 1561, by order of Duke Albrecht V, Philipp Apian (1531-89) carried out a topographical survey of Bavaria (without using triangulation), on which was based the first mathematically measured map of a large region. In 1563, he completed a large-scale version on vellum, to a scale of 1:40,000, which was unfortunately destroyed after 1720. A copy of the original that was produced...
    • Contributor: Apianus, Philippus - Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria
    • Date: 1554-01-01
    • Resource: - 3 pages

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    Die erst general Tafel die Beschreibung und den Circkel des gantzen Erdtrichs und Meers innhaltende.
    Erste Landtafel begreifft in sich der ganzen Erdkugel
    Oval map within illustrated border. Woodcut. Appears in Sebastian Münster's Cosmografia. Prime meridian: Ferro. Includes notes. Text and illustration on verso. LC copy mounted in paper frame. Label on verso inscribed "101/52". Shirley, R.W. Mapping of the world, 163 Title and text in German. Place names in Latin. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Münster, Sebastian - Henricpetri, Sebastian
    • Date: 1588-01-01
  • Map
    Sketches for the Great Map of Bavaria from 1563, Part 1. Topographical Map of Bavaria 47 Degrees 46 Minutes to 47 Degrees 54 Minutes North Latitude.
    Vorzeichnungen für die Grosse Karte Bayerns von 1563, Teil 1: Topographische Karte von Bayern 47° 46' bis 47° 54' nördl. Breite
    Between 1554 and 1561, by order of Duke Albrecht V, Philipp Apian (1531-89) carried out a topographical survey of Bavaria (without using triangulation), on which was based the first mathematically measured map of a large region. In 1563, he completed a large-scale version on vellum, to a scale of 1:40,000, which was unfortunately destroyed after 1720. A copy of the original that was produced...
    • Contributor: Apianus, Philippus - Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria
    • Date: 1554-01-01
    • Resource: - 9 pages

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    Description of the Holy Land.
    Beschreibung des Heiligen Landes
    This woodcut map of 1585 shows the Holy Land as it would have appeared at the time of Jesus, divided into Galilee, Samaria, and Judea. The map appeared in the Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae (Travel book through Holy Scripture) of Heinrich Bünting (1545-1606). Bünting studied theology at the University of Wittenberg in Germany and became a Protestant pastor and theologian, but retired from the ministry...
    • Contributor: Bünting, Heinrich
    • Date: 1585-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page