Americae Sive Quartae Orbis Partis Nova Et Exactissima Descriptio
Americae Sive Quartae Orbis Partis Nova Et Exactissima Descriptio (
The map consists of six neatly-joined engraved sheets. Measuring 93×86 cm, it remained the largest map of America for a century.
There are two extant copies of the map, one in the Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.) and the other in the British Library (London).[4][3] The actual total number of copies printed is not known. The Library of Congress's copy was formerly in the collection of the Duke of Gotha until its sale at a 1932 auction in Munich. It was then acquired by an American book dealer who in turn sold it to Lessing J. Rosenwald.[2] In 1949 Rosenwald gave the map to the Library of Congress.[2]
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Deity of the seas in a chariot
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Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Portugal
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Mermaids in the Pacific Ocean
References
- ^ "Diego Gutierrez: Americae sive quartae orbis partis nova et exactissima descriptio: 1562". Atlas of Historic New Mexico Maps. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "Historic Map - The Americas - 1562". World Maps Online. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ a b "The 1562 Map of America by Diego Gutiérrez". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ British Library