Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598, Maris Pacifici (quod vulg ̣Mar del Zur), 1589
- Title(s):
- Maris Pacifici (quod vulg ̣Mar del Zur) [cartographic material] : cum regionibus circumiacentibus, insulisque in eodem passim sparsis, novissima descriptio.
- Published/Created:
- [Antwerp] : [In officina Plantiniana, auctoris aere et cura], 1589.
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : engraving ; 33 x 49 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsFolio C 2010 2aYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/12283048
- Related Content:
- View Online
- Classification:
- Maps & Atlas (printed)
- Scale:
- Scale [ca. 1:40,500,000] -- (E 126°--W 52°/N 60°--S 60°).
- Notes:
- State 1 of the first printed map to be devoted to the Pacific Ocean.
From Abraham Ortelius's Theatrum orbis terrarum. Antverpiae : in officina Plantiniana, auctoris aere et cura, 1589.
Burden, P.D. Mapping of North America, Vol. 1, 74
On verso: Mare Pacificvm siue Del Zur.
On verso "6."
BAC: British Art Center copy on sheet 42 x 54 cm. Hand-colored. - Subject Terms:
- Islands of the Pacific -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.Pacific Ocean -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
- Form/Genre:
- Early works.
Maps -- Pacific Ocean.
Maps.
Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1589. - Export:
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