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Title
Orbis terrarum cognitus hodiernis Europaeis.
Names
A. and J. Churchill (Booksellers : London, England) (Bookseller)
Wells, Edward, 1667-1727 (Cartographer)
Sheldonian Theatre (Publisher)
Collection

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

Charts and maps

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1709 (Questionable)
Place: [Oxonii?]
Publisher: [e Theatro Sheldoniano?]
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6475 [LHS 1032]
Topics
World maps
Western Hemisphere -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Eastern Hemisphere -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: "Nobili juveni Jacobo Dno. Compton Honmi. Comitis Northamptoniae filio natu maximo tabulam hanc Geographicam D.D.D. Edvardus Wells."
Content: At lower left corner: Pag. 3.
Content: Includes coat-of-arms.
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 1032.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: This map shows the modern world with all the continents named.
Citation/reference: Variant of Shirley, R.W. Mapping of the world, 541
Content: Appears in Dionysius's Orbis terrae descriptio.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 2 hemispheres each 8 cm. in diameter, on sheet 13 x 20 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 49929973
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15417158
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9c71d1f0-c5d5-012f-ca5a-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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1709: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Orbis terrarum cognitus hodiernis Europaeis." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1709. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-afde-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Orbis terrarum cognitus hodiernis Europaeis." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-afde-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1709). Orbis terrarum cognitus hodiernis Europaeis. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-afde-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Orbis terrarum cognitus hodiernis Europaeis.