COLLECTION NAME:
Old Maps Collection
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MUST~2~2
Old Maps Collection
Collection
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Barcode:
4687820500214
identifier
4687820500214
Barcode
false
Title:
Asia noviter delineata
title
Asia noviter delineata
Title
false
Original Title:
Asia noviter delineata
full_title
Asia noviter delineata
Original Title
false
Contributor:
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
contributor
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
Contributor
false
Category:
General Maps
category
General Maps
Category
false
Type:
Printed
type
Printed
Type
false
Language:
Latin
language
Latin
Language
false
Create Year:
1649?
date
1649?
Create Year
false
Format:
JPEG, 8742 × 5772, 68MB
format
JPEG, 8742 × 5772, 68MB
Format
false
Scale:
Scale not given
scale
Scale not given
Scale
false
Physical Map Dimension (cm):
63 x 85
obj_height_cm
63 x 85
Physical Map Dimension (cm)
false
Note:
Insets (all pictorial): Candy -- Calecuth -- Goa -- Damasco -- Ierusalem -- Ormus -- Bantam -- Aden -- Macao. Examples of different people's costumes in margins.
note
Insets (all pictorial): Candy -- Calecuth -- Goa -- Damasco -- Ierusalem -- Ormus -- Bantam -- Aden -- Macao. Examples of different people's costumes in margins.
Note
false
Note:
A representative of the golden age of Dutch cartography in the 17th Century, Willem Janszoon Blaeu was appointed mapmaker to the Dutch East India Company for a long time, during which Atlas Novus published by Blaeu’s family had the largest collection of maps and was the most expensive atlas. This map is selected from this atlas. The depiction of China is still inaccurate, with the Eastern coastline drawn as a straight line and the Korean Peninsula an island separate from the continent. Nevertheless, the map positioned Macao at the east of the Pearl River estuary as well as other surrounding islands, illustrating the Dutch understanding of South China. In addition, a total of 10 coloured images delineating figures from China, Japan, India and Sumatra decorate the left and right border, and on top are nine illustrations of different cities such as Macao and Jerusalem. This map fully manifests Blaeu’s cartographical and decorative skills. In addition to cities and figures, the map displays other details such as animals, sea monsters, sailboats and damsels.
note
A representative of the golden age of Dutch cartography in the 17th Century, Willem Janszoon Blaeu was appointed mapmaker to the Dutch East India Company for a long time, during which Atlas Novus published by Blaeu’s family had the largest collection of maps and was the most expensive atlas. This map is selected from this atlas. The depiction of China is still inaccurate, with the Eastern coastline drawn as a straight line and the Korean Peninsula an island separate from the continent. Nevertheless, the map positioned Macao at the east of the Pearl River estuary as well as other surrounding islands, illustrating the Dutch understanding of South China. In addition, a total of 10 coloured images delineating figures from China, Japan, India and Sumatra decorate the left and right border, and on top are nine illustrations of different cities such as Macao and Jerusalem. This map fully manifests Blaeu’s cartographical and decorative skills. In addition to cities and figures, the map displays other details such as animals, sea monsters, sailboats and damsels.
Note
false
Note:
Macao in Asia Maps
note
Macao in Asia Maps
Note
false
Note:
Images of Macao
note
Images of Macao
Note
false
Geographic Area:
Asia
geographic_area
Asia
Geographic Area
false
Pub Title:
Novus atlas, das ist, Weltbeschreibung, an den tag gegeben durch Guil. und Iohannem Blaeu
pub_title
Novus atlas, das ist, Weltbeschreibung, an den tag gegeben durch Guil. und Iohannem Blaeu
Pub Title
false
Pub Author:
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
pub_author
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
Pub Author
false
Pub Author:
Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673
pub_author
Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673
Pub Author
false
Pub Year:
1649
pub_year
1649
Pub Year
false
Pub location:
Amsterdam
pub_location
Amsterdam
Pub location
false
Provenance:
Harvard Map Collection - Harvard College Library
source
Harvard Map Collection - Harvard College Library
Provenance
false
MUST holding:
must_holding
http://10.20.100.239/record=b1388979
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