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Americae sive Novi Orbis, nova descripto
Abraham Ortelius1587/1587
Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney, Australia
Hand coloured map by Abraham Ortelius titled 'Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio' [The Americas or the New World, a new description]. The map depicts North and South America and the Pacific Ocean in 1587.
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Details
- Title: Americae sive Novi Orbis, nova descripto
- Creator: Abraham Ortelius
- Date: 1587/1587
- Type: Map
- Medium: Hand-coloured copper plate engraving on paper.
- See institution's online collections: http://www.anmm.gov.au/collections
- Dimensions: 404 x 544 mm, 0.018 kg
- Credit line: ANMM Collection Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds
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