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6799A

Nova Orbis Terrarum

Nova Orbis Terrarum

6799A
Artist
Workshop of Willem Jansz. Blaeu (1571-1638)
Title
Nova Orbis Terrarum
Date
1606-1607
Medium
A wall map etched in four plates. Published in 1607 by Blaeu in Amsterdam sub signo Solarii deaurati. No complete version of this map is extant. There is, however, a 9 x 13cm photograph thereof at the Rijksmuseum Nederlands Scheepvaart-Museum in Amsterdam. This photograph was discovered, enlarged, and published by Günter Schilder in 1979. Our image was taken from this publication.
Photo Source
Schilder 1979, 38.
Item
6799A
Correspondences
Archive: 6799A/6799B
Archive: 6799A/6799B
Archive: 6799A/6799B
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