Collection  C 003: Cutter World Map Collection: Map of the world, 1740 click here to search map descriptions To thumbnail

                            Item Number: 1970:02007.13          Date of map: 1740    

Title: Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula [map of the world]

   Cartographer (personal name): Blaeou, Guilielmo        Height (inches): 19.5  Width (inches): 23.2

   Some historical information is included on the map.  Shows locations of some ethnic groups and communities, and mentions some navigational aids.  Shows the legendary Manoa and Lake Parime.  Depicts California and Tierra del Fuego as peninsulas.   Western and northern North America are not mapped, nor are eastern and northern Asia.  The Seven Wonders of the World and the Spirit of the Four Elements are shown in the margins.  Mercator projection.

Below are digital views of the two pages of textual descriptions that are on the back of this map.  First, the back right, then the back left page.

This map forms part of the Cutter World Map Collection, collection C 003, at the Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College.
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