Nova Acurata Totius Americae Tabula, auct G.B.B
Venetian edition of Blaeu's 1612 continental wall map of America. Hand coloured wall map, highly decorated with ships and sea monsters and explorers etc. Sixteen scenes depicting national costumes on left and right hand side of map and twelve bird's eye views of cities in medallions at bottom of the map. Frame
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Object Details
ID: | G292:1/3 |
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Collection: | Charts and maps |
Type: | Wall map |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Blaeu, Joan; Blaeu, Willem Jans Zoon Gerritsz, Hessel Ende, Joshua van de Scolari, Stefano |
Date made: | [1646]; circa 1656 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Frame: 1095 mm x 1492 mm x 50 mm |