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An image showing 'G201:1/51; World map, 1567. Nicolas Desliens, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection'
An image showing 'G201:1/51; World map, 1567. Nicolas Desliens, Detail, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection'
An image showing 'G201:1/51; World map, 1567. Nicolas Desliens, Detail, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection'
An image showing 'G201:1/51 [World Map]'
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[world map]

Single sheet. Coloured manuscript drawn on vellum, housed in a modern blue half morocco slip case. The prime meridian runs through Ferro and north is at the top of the map. There is a latitude scale. Flags proclaim European territorial possession, ships decorate the sea and the highly illuminated border shows eight winds. This chart and G201:1/52 are from the same original and on the same scale.
This chart provides a French perspective on European expansion, with the North Atlantic labelled 'Mer de France' and great prominence given to Nouvelle France in North America.
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Object Details

ID: G201:1/51
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Map
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Desliens, Nicolas
Places: World
Date made: 1567
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: 28 x 46 cm