Asia: ex magna orbis terre descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris desumpta, studio & industria G.M. Iunioris

infoMercator, Gerhard; 1630

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Originally published in Gerardus Mercator's ‘Atlas Sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabricati Figura’ (1595), the title of which was the first use of the word ‘atlas’ to refer to a collection of maps. This is a 1630 reprint.

Details
Date
1630
Map Maker
Mercator, Gerhard
Printer/Publisher
G. Mercator Junior
Attributes

Longitude and Latitude

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Insets

Cartouche

Illustration

Features

River

Regional Border

Mountain/Volcano

Reef

Shoal

Library Catalogue

Title
Asia : ex magna orbis terre descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris desumpta, studio & industria G.M. Iunioris
Author/creator
Mercator, Gerhard
Published
1630
Extent
2 scans.
Note
https://catalogue.leidenuniv.nl/permalink/f/n95gpj/UBL_ALMA21286312900002711

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