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Title

Typus orbis terrarum [cartographic material] / 

Arrangement structure

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Item (linked) part of

World maps [cartographic material] (R11981-1-8-E)

Date(s)

1587

Place of creation

Belgium

Publisher

s.n.]

Extent

1 map : ill., hand col. outline ; 35 x 50 cm on sheet 46 x 77 cm.

Scope and content

This version of Orteluis famous oval map has South America with a more correct shape. The Solomon Islands also appear for the first time.

Conditions of access

Cartographic material
90: Open
Original can be viewed in the presence o
f an early cartographic archivist. Microfiche version is open
Cartographic material
Microfiche NMC27668
90: Open
Item no. (creator)
Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection #23
Cartographic material
90: Open
Volume
23
90: Open
Archival reference no.
R11981-474-7-E
Other accession no.
80101/245 CA
Local class no.
H3/10000/1587 Plate III State 1 (Copy 1)

Terms of use

Copyright: Expired
Credit: Library and Archives Canada.

Additional name(s)

Cartographer: Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598.

Additional information

Pictorial relief.

Illustrated with sailing ship and sea monsters.

Decorative border consists of intricate and elegagnt lattice of strapwork swag. Th border contains four mediallions in the corners. The upper right and left medallions contain quotes from Cicero. The bottom right and left medallions contain quotes from Seneca. The cardinal on this addition is spelt Septemtrio instead of Septentrio.

The following quote appears in the border along the bottom of the map: Quid ei potest videri magnun in rebus humanis, cui aeter nitas omnis totiusque mundi nota sit magnitudo." Cicero.

On verso: text along right side titled" Le monde universel".

Custodial history
Part of the Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection purchased by the Public Archives of Canada in 1981

Related materials
For other states and editions see: G1006 .T74 1588 - fol. Vault (AMICUS No. 26372477) map no.1 ; G1006 .T53 1606 .S5 1968 - fol. (AMICUS No. 26306056) ; G1006 .T5 1584 - fol. Vault (AMICUS No. 26306177) map no 1 ; G1006 .T56 1612 - fol. Vault (AMICUS No. 26306314) map no 1 (NMC 15009 )

Cartographic math data
Scale indeterminate (W180°--E 180°/N 80°--S 80°)

Citation / reference note
Shirley, Entry 158

Availability of other formats note
The microfiche version is NMC27668

Exhibitions note
This map was part of an exhibition held at The Royal Ontario Museum, April 1958 entitled "Up North: The Discovery and Mapping of the Canadian Arctic, 1511-1944" showcasing MacDonald's Collection.
Canada on Maps 1564-1616: Stratford Festival Exhibition 1966.

Conservation
Paper tape attached to various edges of the map.

Subject heading

World - Maps - Early works to 1600 .

Source

Private

Other system control no.

CARTO20714

MIKAN no.

4143509