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.
Contributor Names
Sanson, Nicolas, 1600-1667, cartographer.
Somer, J., engraver.
Mariette, Pierre, 1603-1657, publisher.
Sanson, Nicolas, 1600-1667.
Created / Published
Lutetiae Parisiorum : Apud P. Mariette, via D. Jacobi, sub signo spei, 1657.
Subject Headings
-  Earth (Planet)
Genre
World maps
Early maps
Notes
-  Relief shown pictorially.
-  "Cum privilegio regis ad Vicennium."
-  Shows California as an island.
-  Appears in Sanson's Cartes generales de toutes les parties du monde.
-  Shirley, R.W. Mapping of the world, 400
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Medium
1 map : hand colored ; 2 hemispheres, each 26 cm in diameter, on sheet 44 x 58 cm
Call Number/Physical Location
G3200 1657 .S3
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3200.ct007029
Library of Congress Control Number
2017585789
Online Format
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Description
Relief shown pictorially. "Cum privilegio regis ad Vicennium." Shows California as an island. Appears in Sanson's Cartes generales de toutes les parties du monde. Shirley, R.W. Mapping of the world, 400 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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https://lccn.loc.gov/2017585789
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Chicago citation style:

Sanson, Nicolas, Cartographer, J Somer, Pierre Mariette, and Nicolas Sanson. Orbis vetus et orbis veteris utraque continens, terrarumque tractus arcticus et antarticus ex Platone, Theopompo sive Aeliano, Manilio &tc. Lutetiae Parisiorum: Apud P. Mariette, via D. Jacobi, sub signo spei, 1657. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017585789/.

APA citation style:

Sanson, N., Somer, J., Mariette, P. & Sanson, N. (1657) Orbis vetus et orbis veteris utraque continens, terrarumque tractus arcticus et antarticus ex Platone, Theopompo sive Aeliano, Manilio &tc. Lutetiae Parisiorum: Apud P. Mariette, via D. Jacobi, sub signo spei. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017585789/.

MLA citation style:

Sanson, Nicolas, Cartographer, et al. Orbis vetus et orbis veteris utraque continens, terrarumque tractus arcticus et antarticus ex Platone, Theopompo sive Aeliano, Manilio &tc. Lutetiae Parisiorum: Apud P. Mariette, via D. Jacobi, sub signo spei, 1657. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017585789/>.