Nueva Hispania tabula nova
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| Call number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|
| G4410 [1599] .R87 |
Context
Item belongs to a collection
The Glen McLaughlin Map Collection of California as an Island
Images from the Glen McLaughlin Collection of California as an Island maps, a collection of nearly 750 maps obtained by Mr. McLaughlin over nearly 40 years. Included in the collection are hemisphere and world maps, celestial charts, title pages, globe gores and a medal. The dates range from 1622 to the mid-1800's.
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Description
Creators/Contributors
Subjects
- Subjects
- Mexico > Maps > Early works to 1800
- New Spain > Maps > Early works to 1800
- California as an island > Maps.
- Genre
- Early maps.
- Digital maps.
- Maps
- Local subject
- The Glen McLaughlin Map Collection of California as an Island.
Bibliographic information
- Publication date
- 1599
- Map data
- Scale not given (W 120°--W 70°/N 40°--S 0°).
- Note
- Relief shown pictorially.
- Issued in La geografia di Claudio Tolomeo alessandrino.
- California is shown as a peninsula.
- On verso: Descrittione dell'America della Nvova Spagna Tavola della America.
- In upper left margin: Descrittione dell'America.
- In upper right margin: Libro Quartro: 130.
- Title at top outside neatline "Nveva Hispania tabvla nova"
- Enlarged version of Giacomo Gastaldi's map published in 1548.
- 3rd of 3 known states. Includes additions of Siera Nevad and Calmifor. Includes a ship in the Pacific which is now labeled Mare Pacificvm. Golfo Mexicano is now labeled.
- Referenced in
- Burden, 31
- Note
- McLaughlin map number 1239
