Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: America
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Accession number:
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03409
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Record number:
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03409-1
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JCB call number:
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Z P975 1599
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Image title:
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America
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Place image published:
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[Venice]
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Image publisher:
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[Heredi di Melchior Sessa]
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Image date:
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[1598]
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Image function:
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plate; Libro Quarto, p. 126 [third count]
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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19.2 cm. (platemark)
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Image dimension width:
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25 cm. (platemark)
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Page dimension height:
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22.4 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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30.3 cm. [both pages]
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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Latin, Italian
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Description:
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A map of the Western Hemisphere with New Guinea shown as connected to Antarctica. Cartographic elements include names of rivers, seas, islands, geographical areas, and degrees of latitude and longitude.
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Source creator:
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Ruscelli, Girolamo, d. 1566
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Source Title:
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Espositioni et introdvttioni universali ...
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Source place of publication:
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In Venetia [Venice]
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Source publisher:
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Appresso gli Heredi di Melchior Sessa
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Source date:
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[1598]
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Time Period:
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1492-1600
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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Commentary:
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geographic area:
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Brazil
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geographic area:
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Caribbean Islands
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geographic area:
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Guianas
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geographic area:
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North America
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geographic area:
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Spanish America
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Subject Area:
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Geography, maps, city views and plans
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Subject headings:
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Western Hemisphere--Maps
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