Americae sive novi orbis nova descriptio

Description:

1 map: hand colored; Relief shown pictorially; (In Ortel (Abraham). Theatrum orbis terrarum. fol. Antiverpiæ, apud Ægid Coppenium Diesth, 1570); Cum privilegio; Includes decorative corners and title cartouche, illustrations of fish and ships; Latin text on verso of print version. Scale approximately 1:83,500,000. At Equator (E 162°20ʹ00ʺ--W 17°40ʹ00ʺ/N 65°00ʹ00ʺ--N 65°00ʹ00ʺ).

Creator:

Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598

Provider:

University of Chicago

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Early maps

Temporal Coverage:

1570

Spatial Coverage:

America

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG

More details at:

http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/maps/earlymapsamericas/G3290-1570-O7