Detail View: Old Maps Collection: Waldseemüller world map, 1507
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Barcode:
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4687820500656
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Title:
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Waldseemüller world map, 1507
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Original Title:
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Universalis cosmographia secundum Ptholomaei traditionem et Americi Vespucii alioru[m]que lustrationes
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Contributor:
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Waldseemüller, Martin, 1470-1519
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Category:
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General Maps
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Type:
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Printed
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Language:
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Latin
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Create Year:
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1507
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Format:
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JPEG2000, 29700 × 16500, 73.8MB
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Scale:
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ca. 1:15,000,000
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Physical Map Dimension (cm):
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41 x 75
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Note:
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First document known to name America. Red ink grid on 2 sheets. Text applied over blank areas on 2 sheets. Manuscript annotations in the margin of 1 sheet. All sheets bear a watermark of a triple pointed crown. Two stamps on verso of upper left hand sheet: Fürstl. Waldburg Wolfegg'sches Kupferstichkabinett -- Furstl. Waldbg. Wolf. Bibliothek. Includes text and ill. Printed surrogate in vault available for reference.
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Note:
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This is an early old map depicted the world.
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Subject:
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Early maps
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Geographic Area:
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World
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Pub Year:
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1507
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Pub location:
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St. Dié, France
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Provenance:
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Library of Congress Map Collections
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MUST holding:
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http://10.20.100.239/record=b1388990
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