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Document Type
StillImage
Contributing Institution
Maine State Archives
Identifier
206942
Description
Martin Waldseemüller 'Tabula Terra Nova' from Claudius Ptolemaeus Geographia, Strasbourg, 1513. One of twenty maps containing new information gathered from many travels and voyages of discovery, which earned the work the title of 'first modern atlas of the world.' It was also the first printed map to show part of America. This version depicts just the northwestern section of Ptolemy's map.
Broad Creation Date
1513
Dimensions
16" x 14.5"
Language
Latin
Keywords
Cartography; Maps