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Collection:
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
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C-7616
ACCESSION_NO
C-7616
Accession number
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Record number:
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C-7616
RECORD_NUMBER
C-7616
Record number
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JCB call number:
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Cabinet B668 SaG690
JCB_CALL_NO
Cabinet B668 SaG690
JCB call number
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Image title:
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Atlantis Insula, à Nicolao Sanson Antiquitati Restituta
IMAGE_TITLE
Atlantis Insula, à Nicolao Sanson Antiquitati Restituta
Image title
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Creator 1:
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Guillaume Sanson
Creator1
Guillaume Sanson
Creator 1
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Creator 1 dates:
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1633-1703
CREATOR1_DATES
1633-1703
Creator 1 dates
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Place image published:
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[Paris]
PLACE_IMAGE_PUBLISHE D
[Paris]
Place image published
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Image publisher:
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[Guillaume Sanson]
IMAGE_PUBLISHER
[Guillaume Sanson]
Image publisher
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Image date:
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1690
IMAGE_DATE
1690
Image date
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Image function:
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separate map
Image_Function
separate map
Image function
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Technique:
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engraving, hand coloring
Technique
engraving, hand coloring
Technique
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Image dimension height:
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39.8 cm.
IMAGE_DIMENSIONS_hei ght
39.8 cm.
Image dimension height
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Image dimension width:
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56 cm.
IMAGE_DIMENSIONS_wid th
56 cm.
Image dimension width
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Page dimension height:
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44.8 cm.
PAGE_DIMENSIONS_heig ht
44.8 cm.
Page dimension height
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Page dimension width:
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59.9 cm.
PAGE_DIMENSIONS_widt h
59.9 cm.
Page dimension width
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Materials medium:
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ink, colors
MATERIALS_medium
ink, colors
Materials medium
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Materials support:
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paper
MATERIALS_support
paper
Materials support
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Inscription:
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500--
Inscription
500--
Inscription
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Languages:
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Latin
Languages
Latin
Languages
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Description:
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Map of North and South America with the northwestern coast of North America blank and California shown as an island. Cartographic elements include parabolic lines of longitude. Decorative cartouche is bordered by vegetation. Neptune with trident and riding on a shell is escorted by putti or angels.
Narrative on the map interprets New World geography in the light of the works of classical authors. Quotations come from Plato's Timeaus and Critias, suggesting that the Atlantans had invaded Europe in ancient times. Seneca and Claudius Aelianus are also quoted on the future existence of the New World and its distance from the Old World.
Description
Map of North and South America with the northwestern coast of North America blank and California shown as an island. Cartographic elements include parabolic lines of longitude. Decorative cartouche is bordered by vegetation. Neptune with trident and riding on a shell is escorted by putti or angels.
Narrative on the map interprets New World geography in the light of the works of classical authors. Quotations come from Plato's Timeaus and Critias, suggesting that the Atlantans had invaded Europe in ancient times. Seneca and Claudius Aelianus are also quoted on the future existence of the New World and its distance from the Old World.
Description
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notes:
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This map shows the New World as Plato's Atlantis and purports to show the earth some 200,000 years before its settlement by humans. According to the legend, Neptune divided up the land masses for his 10 sons. This map was originally the work of Nicolas Sanson; his son Guillaume added the names of the demigods to the land in the western hemisphere.
NOTES
This map shows the New World as Plato's Atlantis and purports to show the earth some 200,000 years before its settlement by humans. According to the legend, Neptune divided up the land masses for his 10 sons. This map was originally the work of Nicolas Sanson; his son Guillaume added the names of the demigods to the land in the western hemisphere.
notes
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Time Period:
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1651-1700
TIME_PERIOD
1651-1700
Time Period
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Subject Area:
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Geography, maps, city views and plans
subject_groups
Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject Area
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geographic area:
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Guianas; Caribbean Islands; North America; Brazil; Spanish America
geographic_areas
Guianas; Caribbean Islands; North America; Brazil; Spanish America
geographic area
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Subject headings:
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Western Hemisphere--Maps
subject_heads
Western Hemisphere--Maps
Subject headings
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References:
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Burden, P.D. Mapping of North America, 405 (state 3, 1690)
REFERENCES_
Burden, P.D. Mapping of North America, 405 (state 3, 1690)
References
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1976.
PROVENANCE_or_DONOR
Acquired in 1976.
Provenance/Donor
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
OWNER_and_COPYRIGHT
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
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Commentary:
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