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MapAmericae sive qvartae orbis partis nova et exactissima descriptio
Americae sive quartae orbis partis nova et exactissima descriptio Covers North and South America with the adjacent seas. Relief shown pictorially. From the Rosenwald Collection, Library of Congress, no. 1303. Originally printed on 6 sheets. Described in Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress, v. 6, no. 3 (May 1949), p. 18-20. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1303 Includes texts in cartouche, statements of dedication, coats-of-arms, ill. of allegorical figure "Victoria",...- Contributor: Cock, Hieronymus - Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Gutiérrez, Diego
- Date: 1562-01-01
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Map[Map and views illustrating Sir Francis Drake's West Indian voyage, 1585-6]. The first engraving is a map of Drake's voyage [showing Europe, western Africa, northern South America, and eastern North America]; the four other engravings consist of bird's-eye battle plan views of the cities of Santiago, Santo Domingo, Cartagena, and St. Augustine, Florida. 4 bird's-eye views and 1 map. Relief shown pictorially on bird's-eye views. Voyage map in English; city maps in Latin. Title supplied...
- Contributor: Hans and Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection (Library of Congress) - Boazio, Baptista - Croftes - Bigges, Walter - Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1589
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MapMap of America by Diego Ribero 1529. Spanish; title in English. Pen-and-ink and blue watercolor, mounted on cloth, mounted on paper. Traced from a map by Diego Ribero. On label affixed in upper right corner: 41. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- Contributor: Kohl, J. G. (Johann Georg) - Ribero, Diego
- Date: 1529-01-01
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MapAmericae et proximar regionvm orae descriptio.
Americae et proximar regionum orae descriptio Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro. Second state. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no. 95-34 Vault- Contributor: Rascicotti, Donato - Massa, Giovanni Battista
- Date: 1580-01-01
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Map[Map of the Western Hemisphere] Title plate to Nova Reperta, a series of engravings after drawings by Stradanus published by Galle in Antwerp. Shows Christopher Columbus pointing to a map of the Western Hemisphere. New France and Florida are indicated in North America. In addition to the map, notable developments in science and technology of the late 16th century are illustrated. Mounted on paper. LC copy imperfect: Margins trimmed....
- Contributor: Straet, Jan Van Der - Galle, Théodore
- Date: 1590-01-01
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MapTabula 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
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MapDie 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