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Atlas terrestris, or, A book of mapps of all the empires, monarchies, kingdomes, regions, dominions, principalities, and countreys in the whole world : accomodated with a brief description of the nature and quality of each particular countrey

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Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

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Title
Atlas terrestris, or, A book of mapps of all the empires, monarchies, kingdomes, regions, dominions, principalities, and countreys in the whole world : accomodated with a brief description of the nature and quality of each particular countrey
Names
Wit, Frederik de (Cartographer)
Seller, John, active 1658-1698 (Cartographer)
Visscher, Nicolaes, 1618-1679 (Cartographer)
Collection

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

Atlases

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1680 (Approximate)
Place: London
Publisher: And are to be sold at his shopps in Wapping at the Hermitage and in Exchange-Alley near the Royall-Exchange ...
Topics
Atlases
Atlases, British
Maps
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: "Cum privilegio."
Content: A composite atlas consisting of maps by Wit, Visscher, Seller, and others. Most maps undated; dated maps include 1651 and 1664.
Content: Ill. engraved t.p.
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 316.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: NYPL copy has maps numb. by hand in crayon on each verso. Map no. [32], [42], [52], and [54] wanting.
Content: Relief shown pictorially and depths shown by soundings on some maps.
Content: T.p. as well as each map mounted on modern paper. Modern binding. NN
Statement of responsibility: by Iohn Seller, hydrographer to the Kings most excellent majestie.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 atlas (4, 4, [16], 4 p., [110] leaves of plates (some folded)) : 55 hand col. maps ; 52 cm.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 50499738
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15484984
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): de4141c0-c5d3-012f-ad54-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1680: Issued
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The New York Public Library. "Atlas terrestris, or, A book of mapps of all the empires, monarchies, kingdomes, regions, dominions, principalities, and countreys in the whole world : accomodated with a brief description of the nature and quality of each particular countrey" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1680. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/de4141c0-c5d3-012f-ad54-58d385a7bc34

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The New York Public Library. "Atlas terrestris, or, A book of mapps of all the empires, monarchies, kingdomes, regions, dominions, principalities, and countreys in the whole world : accomodated with a brief description of the nature and quality of each particular countrey" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/de4141c0-c5d3-012f-ad54-58d385a7bc34

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The New York Public Library. (1680). Atlas terrestris, or, A book of mapps of all the empires, monarchies, kingdomes, regions, dominions, principalities, and countreys in the whole world : accomodated with a brief description of the nature and quality of each particular countrey Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/de4141c0-c5d3-012f-ad54-58d385a7bc34

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/de4141c0-c5d3-012f-ad54-58d385a7bc34 | title= Atlas terrestris, or, A book of mapps of all the empires, monarchies, kingdomes, regions, dominions, principalities, and countreys in the whole world : accomodated with a brief description of the nature and quality of each particular countrey, (1680) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 26, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Atlas terrestris, or, A book of mapps of all the empires, monarchies, kingdomes, regions, dominions, principalities, and countreys in the whole world : accomodated with a brief description of the nature and quality of each particular countrey