COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
3363
accession_no
3363
Accession number
false
Record number:
3363-1
record_number
3363-1
Record number
false
JCB call number:
Z M533 1635 / 1-SIZE
jcb_call_no
Z M533 1635 / 1-SIZE
JCB call number
false
Image title:
America Meridionalis
image_title
America Meridionalis
Image title
false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[T. Cotes, for Michael Sparke and Samuel Cartwright]
image_publisher
[T. Cotes, for Michael Sparke and Samuel Cartwright]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1635]
image_date
[1635]
Image date
false
Image function:
plate; p. 921
image_function
plate; p. 921
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
14.2 cm.
image_dimensions_height
14.2 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
18.6 cm.
image_dimensions_width
18.6 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
30.1 cm.
page_dimensions_height
30.1 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
19 cm.
page_dimensions_width
19 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
Spanish, Latin
languages
Spanish, Latin
Languages
false
Description:
Map of South America showing the Rio de la Plata, Amazon, and Orinoco rivers joining at the Lacus Eupana. Also shows another mythical lake, Lacus Parima (or Lake Parime). Cartographic elements include some topographical details, names of settlements, degrees of latitude and longitude, and scale. Decorative elements include sea monsters or fish and ship.
description
Map of South America showing the Rio de la Plata, Amazon, and Orinoco rivers joining at the Lacus Eupana. Also shows another mythical lake, Lacus Parima (or Lake Parime). Cartographic elements include some topographical details, names of settlements, degrees of latitude and longitude, and scale. Decorative elements include sea monsters or fish and ship.
Description
false
Source creator:
Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594
source_creator
Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594
Source creator
false
Source Title:
[Atlas minor. English] Historia mundi; or, Mercator's Atlas. Containing his cosmographicall description of the fabricke and figure of the world
source_title
[Atlas minor. English] Historia mundi; or, Mercator's Atlas. Containing his cosmographicall description of the fabricke and figure of the world
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed by T. Cotes, for Michael Sparke and Samuel Cartwright
source_publisher
Printed by T. Cotes, for Michael Sparke and Samuel Cartwright
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1635
source_date
1635
Source date
false
notes:
The legendary existences of great inner lakes in the interior of South America was believed for several centuries. The present-day Pantanal, the world's largest wetlands, was thought to be either Eupana Lacus or Lake Xarayes [Xareyes, Xaraes]. Nuñes Cabeza de Vaca, founder of the city of Asunción heard of Lake Xarayes from a native American tribe of the same name. Parime or Manoa was thought to be where the fabulous El Dorado was located. Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
The legendary existences of great inner lakes in the interior of South America was believed for several centuries. The present-day Pantanal, the world's largest wetlands, was thought to be either Eupana Lacus or Lake Xarayes [Xareyes, Xaraes]. Nuñes Cabeza de Vaca, founder of the city of Asunción heard of Lake Xarayes from a native American tribe of the same name. Parime or Manoa was thought to be where the fabulous El Dorado was located. Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
false
Time Period:
1601-1650
time_period
1601-1650
Time Period
false
References:
http://www.geocitie… (July 2003)
references_
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Cabana/6292/information.html (July 2003)
References
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1907.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1907.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©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
false
Commentary:
commentary
<a href="mailto:Susan_Danforth@brown.edu">Add a comment</a>
Commentary
false
geographic area:
Brazil
geographic_areas
Brazil
geographic area
false
geographic area:
Guianas
geographic_areas
Guianas
geographic area
false
geographic area:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Geography, maps, city views and plans
subject_groups
Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
South America--Maps
subject_heads
South America--Maps
Subject headings
false