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Map Orbis vetus et orbis veteris utraque continens, terrarumq[ue] tractus arcticus et antarticus ex Platone, Theopompo sive Aeliano, Manilio &tc.

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Title

  • Orbis vetus et orbis veteris utraque continens, terrarumq[ue] tractus arcticus et antarticus ex Platone, Theopompo sive Aeliano, Manilio &tc.

Names

  • Sanson, Nicolas, 1600-1667, cartographer.
  • Somer, J., engraver.

Created / Published

  • Lutetiae Parisiorum : Apud autorem, [1704]

Headings

  • -  Earth (Planet)

Genre

  • World maps
  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  "Cum privilegio regis ad Vicennium 1704."
  • -  Lacking text directly above and below hemispheres present in other 1704 edition.
  • -  Shows California as an island.

Medium

  • 1 map : hand colored ; 2 hemispheres, each 26 cm in diameter, on sheet 56 x 64 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3200 1704 .S3

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540 to 4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2017585676

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Sanson, Nicolas, Cartographer, and J Somer. Orbis vetus et orbis veteris utraque continens, terrarumque tractus arcticus et antarticus ex Platone, Theopompo sive Aeliano, Manilio &tc. [Lutetiae Parisiorum: Apud autorem, 1704] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017585676/.

APA citation style:

Sanson, N. & Somer, J. (1704) Orbis vetus et orbis veteris utraque continens, terrarumque tractus arcticus et antarticus ex Platone, Theopompo sive Aeliano, Manilio &tc. [Lutetiae Parisiorum: Apud autorem] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017585676/.

MLA citation style:

Sanson, Nicolas, Cartographer, and J Somer. Orbis vetus et orbis veteris utraque continens, terrarumque tractus arcticus et antarticus ex Platone, Theopompo sive Aeliano, Manilio &tc. [Lutetiae Parisiorum: Apud autorem, 1704] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017585676/>.