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Number: | 350 |
Continent: | Africa |
Region: | Continent |
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Year of Origin: | 1607 |
Title: | AFRICA Ex magna orbis terre descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris desumpta, Studio & industria G.M. Iunioris |
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Language: | Latin |
Publish Origin: | Duisburg |
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Gerard-Gerhard Mercator |
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Measurement Notes: | Original Prime Meridian Isl. Ferro |
Notes: | Ritzlin; Compiled from Gerard Mercator's eighteen-sheet world map of 1569, this map was drawn by Mercator's grandson (also named Gerard) in 1595. Cartouche. |
Last updated: Jun 11, 2017 |