Noua totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula

Noua totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula

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Title:
Noua totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula
Title (alt.):
Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula
Description:
First published in 1606, Blaeu's world map is one of the foremost examples of ornamentation and decoration during the Golden Age of Dutch cartography. This map had a long life, and was reissued numerous times, in four states, over the next 50 years. The map's rectangular shape and regular grid of latitude and longitude lines indicate that Blaeu used Gerard Mercator's cylindrical projection which was first introduced in 1569. Included in this map is the geographical information that was reduced from a large wall map published by Blaeu in 1605. As is characteristic of the Mercator projection, the sizes and shapes of land masses in the polar regions were greatly exaggerated. The hallmark of this map is its elaborate ornamentation. Not only were the blank areas of the map, particularly in the oceans, decorated with ships, sea monsters, and compass roses, the border panels cover a variety of topics. Across the top the engraver placed allegorical representations of the sun and moon as well as the five known planets --Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. The four basic elements -- Fire, Air, Water, and Land -- were illustrated on the left panel, while the four seasons were depicted on the right panel. The seven wonders of the ancient world were displayed in the oval insets along the bottom margin.
Creator:
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
Name on Item:
auct Guilielmo Blaeuw
Date:
[1638]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Private Collection
Collection (local):
Mapping Boston Collection
Subjects:
World maps--Early works to 1800
Mercator projection (Cartography)
Places:
World
Extent:
1 map ; 42 x 55 cm.
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Publisher:
Amsterdam : [s.n.]
Edition:
4th state.
Scale:
Scale not given
Language:
Latin
Notes:
Relief shown pictorially.
Includes ill.
Exhibited in “Journeys of the Imagination,” at the Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, April - August 2006.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
05_01_000218
Barcode:
39999052509419