Freti Danici or sundt accuratiss. delineatio.
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| Format: | Map |
| Language: | French |
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[Cologne] :
[Peter von Brachel],
[1590?]
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| Item Description: | Inset: Interior Arcis magnificentia. Appears in: Braun and Hogenberg's Civitates orbis terrarvm. French letterpress text on verso. Relief shown pictorially. "26." --on verso. "Shows the Danish city of Helsingor and the Swedish City of Helsingborg and the narrow strait between these two countries which is an important route to the Baltic Sea. The Oresund strait is filled with sailing ships, several engaged in battle. Also shown is the island of Ven (Hvena) with a depiction of Tycho Brahe's famous Uraniborg Observatory, the world's first observatory." --Vendor's description. The Cushing Library copy is part of the Ronald L. and V. Jane Woellhof Rare Map Collection. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 view : colored ; 33 x 47 cm, on sheet 41 x 53 cm |