Map Nova et acurata totius Europae tabula Title from cartouche: Europa / Title of Latin text: Nova Europae descriptio / Title of Dutch text: Beschryvinge van Europa / Title of French text: Description de l'Europe
About this Item
Title
- Nova et acurata totius Europae tabula
Other Title
- Title from cartouche: Europa
- Title of Latin text: Nova Europae descriptio
- Title of Dutch text: Beschryvinge van Europa
- Title of French text: Description de l'Europe
Names
- Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638, cartographer
- Visscher, Nicolaes, 1618-1679, publisher
Created / Published
- [Amsterdam] : [Nicholaes Visscher], [1657?]
Headings
- - Europe--Maps--Early works to 1800
- - Europe
Genre
- Early maps
- Wall maps
Notes
- - Relief shown pictorially.
- - Includes map of the world in two hemispheres, 2 diagrams, text, and illustrations.
- - Title strip printed separately from map.
- - Text in right, left and bottom margins by Nicolaes Visscher. Printed separately from map.
- - Illustrations of local residents/costumes in left margin: Angli et Hyberni -- Galli -- Belgi -- Norvegi -- Litvani -- Poloni -- Bohemi -- Germani.
- - Illustrations of local residents/costumes in right margin: Potvgalli -- Cantabri -- Castiliani -- Tvscani -- Venetiani -- Graeci -- Hvngari -- Helvetii.
- - Views on bottom margin: London -- Paris -- Lisbona -- Toledo -- Roma -- Veneti[a] -- Amsterdam -- Nvrenberg -- Praga -- Vilna -- Muscovia -- Constantinopoli.
- - Geography and Maps, an illustrated guide, page 40
- - Gift; Hans P. Kraus.
- - Latin. Text in Latin, Dutch, and French.
Medium
- 1 map : hand colored ; 92 x 134 cm, on sheet
Call Number/Physical Location
- G5700 1657 .B5
Repository
- Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2017585732
Online Format
- image