America noviter delineata
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Title
America noviter delineata
Collection
Maps of North and South America
Whole
Names
Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664 (Cartographer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1641 (Inferred)
Place: Amsterdam
Publisher: Ioannes Ianssonius
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5004 [Filed with North and South America [1640]]
Subjects
Western Hemisphere
Arctic regions
Antarctica
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: excudit Ioannes Ianssonius
Citation/Reference: Matches Tooley's description of edition published in 1641. Tooley, R.V. The Mapping of America page 299
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 38 x 50 cm, sheet 46 x 57
Abstract
Shows North and South America. Relief shown pictorially. Includes illustrations of ships, sea monsters, and insets showing "Polus Arcticus" region and "Terra Australis incognita." Latin text on verso. Scale approximately 1:43,000,000 at the equator (W 169°38ʹ00ʺ--W 3°31ʹ00ʺ/S 55°50ʹ00ʺ--N 71°02ʹ00ʺ)
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 911184408
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20643241
Other local Identifier: NA001.3.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 38f06840-f8c4-0132-9eb4-58d385a7bbd0
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1641
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MLA format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "America noviter delineata" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1641. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/38f06840-f8c4-0132-9eb4-58d385a7bbd0
APA format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1641). America noviter delineata Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/38f06840-f8c4-0132-9eb4-58d385a7bbd0
Chicago/Turabian Format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "America noviter delineata" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/38f06840-f8c4-0132-9eb4-58d385a7bbd0
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