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Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula / autore N.I. Piscator ; C.J. Visscher excudebat 1652
- Identification Information
- Data Quality Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Originator
- Visscher, Claes Jansz.
- Publication Date
- 1652
- Publication Time
- May 2005
- Title
- Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula / autore N.I. Piscator ; C.J. Visscher excudebat 1652
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- remote-sensing image
- Series Information
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Amsterdam
- Publisher
- C. J. Visscher
- Other Citation Details
- Scale: ca. 1: 100,000,000. 1 map ; 29 x 43 cm., on sheet 45 x 55 cm. Includes ornate border panels of engraved figures of Roman emperors, views of Rome, Amsterdam, Jerusalem, Tunis, Mexico, Havana, Pernambuco in Brazil, and San Salvador. Map of the world showing the allegorical figures of the four continents, and north and south polar views. Marco Polo's 'Beach' still shown as part of Magallanica sive Terra Australis Incognita. Relief shown pictorally. Nicolaus Johannes or Joannis Piscator was Visscher's latinised name.
- Online Linkage
- https://figgy.princeton.edu/downloads/207a641b-35d3-41fa-838b-8f8f0f4c2dd8/file/9f07bef2-6a79-4172-a03b-5d155595f6f5
- Abstract
- This is a scanned map of the world from the Historical Map Collection of Princeton University's Rare Books department.
- Purpose
- The purpose is to view the map in digital format.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Time Instant
- 1652
- Bounding Box
- West
- -180
- East
- 180
- North
- 90
- South
- -90
- Theme Keyword
- Maps--Early works to 1800
- World maps
- World map 1652
- Administrative and political boundaries
- HMC01.3395
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Place Keyword
- World
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Temporal Keyword
- Access Restrictions
- No restriction
- Use Restrictions
- No restriction
- Status
- Complete
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- As needed
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- Princeton University
- Contact Telephone
- 609-258-6804
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- shawatw@princeton.edu
- Hours of Service
- 8:45 am - 5:00 pm
- Native Data Set Environment
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535
- Data Quality Information
- Lineage
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Direct Spatial Reference Method
- Raster
- Raster Object Information
- Raster Object Type
- Pixel
- Row Count
- 7267
- Column Count
- 8742
- Vertical Count
- 1
- Spatial Reference Information
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
- Planar
- Planar Coordinate Information
- Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
- row and column
- Coordinate Representation
- Abscissa Resolution
- 1.000000
- Ordinate Resolution
- 1.000000
- Distribution Information
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20050526
- Metadata Contact
- Contact Information
- Contact Organization Primary
- Contact Organization
- Princeton University
- Contact Person
- Tsering Wangyal Shawa
- Contact Position
- GIS Librarian
- Contact Address
- City
- Princeton
- State or Province
- NJ
- Postal Code
- 08544
- Contact Voice Telephone
- 609-258-6804
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- shawatw@princeton.edu
- Hours of Service
- 8:45 am - 5:00 pm
- Metadata Standard Name
- FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata Standard Version
- FGDC-STD-001-1998
- Metadata Extensions
- Profile Name
- ESRI Metadata Profile