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Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
Format: Map
Language:Spanish
Published: [Antwerp] : [Christopher Plantin?], [1612?].
Subjects:
Western Hemisphere > Maps > Early works to 1800.
North America > Maps > Early works to 1800.
Pacific Ocean > Maps > Early works to 1800.
South America > Maps > Early works to 1800.
North America.
Pacific Ocean.
South America.
Western Hemisphere.
Early works.
Maps.
Description
Item Description:Relief shown pictorially.
Map in Latin and Spanish.
"Cum privilegio decennali Ab Ortelius delineab et execuded 1587."
"Vlterius Septentrionem versus hae regiones incognitae adhuc funt."
Includes decorative corners, title cartouche, and additional cartouche in North America next to Anian.
Third edition, first state. Includes the first appearance of Chesapeake Bay, labeled as Wingandekoa, the first appearance of the Solomon Islands, and the addition of the name California on the western coast of North America.
Spanish text "El Orbe Nvevo" on verso.
On verso: "5."
Date determined using text on verso. Last line, in two columns: "Nuño Gusman, Ioan Verazzano." Third line from last begins: "tarios de la cosas."
Date determined by the inclusion of the year 1587 on recto.
Physical Description:1 map : color ; 35 x 47 cm, on sheet 45 x 58 cm