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Repository | Davidson College |
Title | Tavola dell'Isole Nuove, le quali son nominate occidentali, & indiane per diversi respetti |
Date Published | 1540 |
Date Depicted | circa 1540 |
Creator - Individual | Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552. |
Place of Publication | Basel, Switzerland |
Abstract | Scarce Italian edition of Munster's map of America, first issued in 1540. The earliest map of all of America and the first to name the Pacific Ocean (Mare Pacificum). It is also one of the earliest depictions of Japan. The depiction of North America is dominated by one of the most dramatic geographic misconceptions to be found on early maps—the so-called Sea of Verrazzano. The Pacific cuts deeply intov into North America so that the part of the coastline at this point is a narrow isthmus between two oceans. This was the result of Verrazzano mistaking the waters to the west of the Outer Banks, the long barrier islands along North Carolina as the Pacific. The division of the New World between Spain and Portugal is recognized on the map by the Castille and Leon flag planted in Puerto Rico, called Sciana (although unnamed in this edition of the map). This is the first map to show North and South America connected to each other but separate from any other land mass. The large vignette ship is the 'Victoria', the only survivor of Magellan's fleet of four. |
OCLC | 159748066 |
Map Type | Discovery and Exploration |
Details |
Colors Decorative Illustrations |
Subject - Geographic |
North America--Discovery and exploration--Maps--Early works to 1800. South America--Maps--Early works to 1800. Japan. India. Atlantic Ocean--Discovery and exploration--Maps--Early works to 1800. |
Subject - Topical |
North America--Discovery and exploration--Maps--Early works to 1800. South America--Maps--Early works to 1800. |
Subject (tgm) |
Vignettes Ships Flags |
Places Depicted |
North America South America Cuba Hispaniola Puerto Rico Mexico Jamaica |
West Longitude | -174.375 |
East Longitude | -9.84375 |
North Latitude | 83.599030708362 |
South Latitude | -59.88893689676582 |
Scale | Scale not given. |
Format | Maps |
Language | Italian |
Collection in Repository | William Patterson Cumming Map Collection |
Digital Collection | North Carolina Maps |
Institution | Davidson College |
Sponsor | North Carolina Maps is made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina. |
Call Number | cm10 |
Copyright | Copyright for images is held by the Archives and Special Collections Department, E. H Little Library, Davidson College. Reproductions of images from the collection may be made without permission for use in research, teaching or private study. Other uses of this material--including commercial products, print publication, broadcast, mirroring, or reuse on a website--require prior permission from Davidson College. |
Type | Image |
Description
Repository | Davidson College |
Title | Tavola dell'Isole Nuove, le quali son nominate occidentali, & indiane per diversi respetti, front |
Format | Maps |
Collection in Repository | William Patterson Cumming Map Collection |
Digital Collection | North Carolina Maps |
Institution | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Sponsor | North Carolina Maps is made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina. |
Type | Image |
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