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Number: 3863
Continent: Africa
Region: East
Place Names: Madagascar
Year of Origin: 1614
Title: I.S. Laurentii.
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Language: Dutch
Publish Origin: Amsterdam
Height: 11.2
Width: 14.6
Units: centimeters
Size Class.: Small
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Color Type: Full Color
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Cartographer: Johannes Isaacus Pontanus
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Northernmost Latitude: -11.55
Southernmost Latitude: -25.7
Westernmost Longitude: 40.0
Easternmost Longitude: 51.6
Measurement Notes: modern estimates
Notes: [source Swaen 4.2021; An entire leaf from the book by Pontanus "Historische Beschrijvinghe der seer wijt beroemde Coop-stadt ", (1614). A detailed etching on verso depicting the inhabitants of the island.
Last updated: Sep 28, 2021