Map: Asiae I Tabvla
1988.07.0048
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Map: Asiae I Tabvla (1988.07.0048) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Bertius, Petrus: Editor (1565-1629) (after) Ptolemy's "Geographia" from Gerard Mercator's 1578 edition maps. Isaac Elzevir: Printer (Leiden) (1596-1615) Jodocus Hondius: Publisher (Amsterdam) (1594/5-1629) |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period | Reformation |
| Date | 1618 |
| Culture | Dutch |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Width) | 52.2 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Height) | 41.0 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | <0.1 cm |
| Weight | 17 g |
| Measuring Remarks | N/A |
| Materials | Paper, Pigment |
| Manufacturing Processes | Hand Coloring, Printing |
Research Remarks
| Description | Map of Asia, Outline color and tinting: yellow, red, green, blue. Map is in Latin. It has several small illustrations along the bottom. A measurement marker, in yellow surrounds map. |
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| Published Description | Under Review |
| Bibliography | Newberry Library Cartographic Catalog. Theatrum Geographiae Veteris by Bertius, Ptolemy, Mercator. Amsterdam and Leiden: J. Hondius, 1618. |
Artifact History
| Credit Line/Dedication | The Seymour and Muriel Yale Collection of Coins of the Ottoman Empire and Other Middle East States |
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| Reproduction | No |
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