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Old Maps Collection
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Old Maps Collection
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Barcode:
4687820500399
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4687820500399
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Title:
Spain : newly described, with many addictions, both in the attires of the people & the situations of their chiefest cities
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Spain : newly described, with many addictions, both in the attires of the people & the situations of their chiefest cities
Title
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Original Title:
Spaine : newly described, with many adictions, both in the attires of the people & the setuations of their cheifest cityes
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Spaine : newly described, with many adictions, both in the attires of the people & the setuations of their cheifest cityes
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Other Title:
Madrid.
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Madrid.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Sevilla.
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Sevilla.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Lixbona.
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Lixbona.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Valladolid.
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Valladolid.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Granada.
other_title
Granada.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Toledo.
other_title
Toledo.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Barcelona.
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Barcelona.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Burgos.
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Burgos.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Cadiz.
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Cadiz.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Hispani.
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Hispani.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Hispaniae Faeminae.
other_title
Hispaniae Faeminae.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Castili.
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Castili.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Castiliae Faeminae.
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Castiliae Faeminae.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Biscai.
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Biscai.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Biscaiae Faeminae.
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Biscaiae Faeminae.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Lusitani.
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Lusitani.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Lusitaniae Faeminae.
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Lusitaniae Faeminae.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Granadi.
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Granadi.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Granadensae Faeminae.
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Granadensae Faeminae.
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Contributor:
Speed, John, ca. 1552-1629, cartographer
contributor
Speed, John, ca. 1552-1629, cartographer
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Contributor:
Humble, George, d. 1640, printer, bookseller
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Humble, George, d. 1640, printer, bookseller
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Category:
General Maps
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General Maps
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Type:
Printed
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Printed
Type
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Language:
English
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English
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Language:
Latin
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Latin
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Create Year:
1626
date
1626
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Format:
JPEG 13322 × 10555, 55.2MB
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JPEG 13322 × 10555, 55.2MB
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Page No.:
23
description
23
Page No.
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Scale:
[ca. 1:2,800,000].
scale
[ca. 1:2,800,000].
Scale
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Physical Map Dimension (cm):
41 x 53 cm, on sheet 50 x 61 cm
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41 x 53 cm, on sheet 50 x 61 cm
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false
Note:
John Speed was the best known English mapmaker of his time. He started mapmaking late in life, producing his first maps when he was almost 60 years old. This particular map depicts the Iberian Peninsula providing good detail and being one of the most visually appealing 17th century maps of Spain and Portugal. The map is headed by depictions of nine of the most important Iberian cities and sided by the provincial attires of man and women of León, Castela, Biscaia, Portugal and Granada.
note
John Speed was the best known English mapmaker of his time. He started mapmaking late in life, producing his first maps when he was almost 60 years old. This particular map depicts the Iberian Peninsula providing good detail and being one of the most visually appealing 17th century maps of Spain and Portugal. The map is headed by depictions of nine of the most important Iberian cities and sided by the provincial attires of man and women of León, Castela, Biscaia, Portugal and Granada.
Note
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Note:
Inset 1: Madrid. - Scale not given. - 3 x 5 cm. -- Inset 2: Sevilla. - Scale not given. - 3 x 5 cm. -- Inset 3: Lixbona. - Scale not given. - 3 x 5 cm. -- Inset 4: Valladolid. - Scale not given. - 3 x 5 cm. -- Inset 5: Granada. - Scale not given. - 3 x 5 cm. -- Inset 6: Toledo. - Scale not given. - 3 x 5 cm. -- Inset 7: Barcelona. - Scale not given. - 3 x 5 cm. -- Inset 8: Burgos. - Scale not given. - 3 x 5 cm. -- Inset 9: Cadiz. - Scale not given. - 3 x 5 cm. -- Inset 10: Hispani. - 7 x 3 cm. -- Inset 11: Hispaniae Faeminae. - 7 x 3 cm. -- Inset 12: Castili. - 7 x 3 cm. -- Inset 13: Castiliae Faeminae. - 7 x 3 cm. -- Inset 14: Biscai. - 7 x 3 cm. -- Inset 15: Biscaiae Faeminae. - 7 x 3 cm. -- Inset 16: Lusitani. - 7 x 3 cm. -- Inset 17: Lusitaniae Faeminae. - 7 x 3 cm. -- Inset 18: Granadi. - 7 x 3 cm. -- Inset 19: Granadensae Faeminae. - 7 x 3 cm.
note
Inset 1: Madrid. - Scale not given. - 3 x 5 cm. -- Inset 2: Sevilla. - Scale not given. - 3 x 5 cm. -- Inset 3: Lixbona. - Scale not given. - 3 x 5 cm. -- Inset 4: Valladolid. - Scale not given. - 3 x 5 cm. -- Inset 5: Granada. - Scale not given. - 3 x 5 cm. -- Inset 6: Toledo. - Scale not given. - 3 x 5 cm. -- Inset 7: Barcelona. - Scale not given. - 3 x 5 cm. -- Inset 8: Burgos. - Scale not given. - 3 x 5 cm. -- Inset 9: Cadiz. - Scale not given. - 3 x 5 cm. -- Inset 10: Hispani. - 7 x 3 cm. -- Inset 11: Hispaniae Faeminae. - 7 x 3 cm. -- Inset 12: Castili. - 7 x 3 cm. -- Inset 13: Castiliae Faeminae. - 7 x 3 cm. -- Inset 14: Biscai. - 7 x 3 cm. -- Inset 15: Biscaiae Faeminae. - 7 x 3 cm. -- Inset 16: Lusitani. - 7 x 3 cm. -- Inset 17: Lusitaniae Faeminae. - 7 x 3 cm. -- Inset 18: Granadi. - 7 x 3 cm. -- Inset 19: Granadensae Faeminae. - 7 x 3 cm.
Note
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Note:
Original is a copperplate printed map colored by hand, 37 x 46 cm.
The map is headed with nine oval views of the most important Iberian cities, Madrid, Seville, Lisbon, Valladolid, Granada, Toledo, Barcelona, Burgos and Cadiz. And on each side of the map there are six depictions of the different attires used in different regions with the men on the left and the women on the right. Title in strap work cartouche sided by cross-staffs and with a protractor on the bottom. On the Mediterranean Sea can be seen a sail ship. There is a 16-point compass rose on the map with a fleur de lis indicating north and a cross on the east point. It is colored red, blue and yellow.
The map is headed with nine oval views of the most important Iberian cities, Madrid, Seville, Lisbon, Valladolid, Granada, Toledo, Barcelona, Burgos and Cadiz. And on each side of the map there are six depictions of the different attires used in different regions with the men on the left and the women on the right. Title in strap work cartouche sided by cross-staffs and with a protractor on the bottom. On the Mediterranean Sea can be seen a sail ship. There is a 16-point compass rose on the map with a fleur de lis indicating north and a cross on the east point. It is colored red, blue and yellow.
note
Original is a copperplate printed map colored by hand, 37 x 46 cm.
The map is headed with nine oval views of the most important Iberian cities, Madrid, Seville, Lisbon, Valladolid, Granada, Toledo, Barcelona, Burgos and Cadiz. And on each side of the map there are six depictions of the different attires used in different regions with the men on the left and the women on the right. Title in strap work cartouche sided by cross-staffs and with a protractor on the bottom. On the Mediterranean Sea can be seen a sail ship. There is a 16-point compass rose on the map with a fleur de lis indicating north and a cross on the east point. It is colored red, blue and yellow.
Note
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Note:
Double scale line in Spanish and German miles on the left bottom corner of the map, in black and white interchangeably.
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Double scale line in Spanish and German miles on the left bottom corner of the map, in black and white interchangeably.
Note
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Note:
Relief shown pictorially.
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Relief shown pictorially.
Note
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Note:
Iberian Peninsula outlined in blue and other landmasses in yellow.
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Iberian Peninsula outlined in blue and other landmasses in yellow.
Note
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Note:
Map with graticule.
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Map with graticule.
Note
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Note:
The four borders of the map with latitude and longitude lines.
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The four borders of the map with latitude and longitude lines.
Note
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Note:
Map outlined in red border.
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Map outlined in red border.
Note
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Note:
Map mainly in English with some information in Latin.
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Map mainly in English with some information in Latin.
Note
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Geographic Area:
Iberian Peninsula
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Iberian Peninsula
Geographic Area
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Geographic Area:
Spain
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Spain
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Portugal
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Portugal
Geographic Area
false
Relation Note:
[p. 23-24]
relation
[p. 23-24]
Relation Note
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Pub Title:
Prospect of the most famous parts of the world
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Prospect of the most famous parts of the world
Pub Title
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Pub Author:
Speed, John, ca. 1552-1629
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Speed, John, ca. 1552-1629
Pub Author
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Pub Year:
1631
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1631
Pub Year
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Pub location:
London
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London
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Provenance:
Harvard Map Collection
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Harvard Map Collection
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http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990127203260203941/catalog
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Provenance Call No.:
G6540 1631 .S6
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G6540 1631 .S6
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