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Descripcion de las Indias del Poniente

Description:

Map of the coast of China and parts of the Philippines, Northern Mariana Islands and Solomon Islands. "14." Plate 14 from: Descripción de las Indias Occidentales / de Antonio de Herrera. The maps were also used in the Amsterdam, 1622 and Madrid, 1725, and 1727 eds. of the Descripción. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers. Watermark and countermark in Princeton copy is: Buñol, followed by a fleur-de-lys; Gaspar. Solernou. Gaspar Solernou established a papermill in this region of Valencia ca. 1751. The maps were also used in the Amsterdam, 1622 and Madrid, 1725 eds. of the Descripción. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers. Plate 14 from: Descripción de las Indias Occidentales / de Antonio de Herrera. En Madrid : Por Iuan Flamenco, 1601.

Resource Link:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9953536023506421

Identifier:

ark:/88435/ng451k442

Language:

es and Spanish; Castilian

Creator:

Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, 1559-1625 and Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625

Publisher:

[Madrid? 175-?] and [En Madrid : Por Iuan Flamenco, 1601]

Provider:

Princeton

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Image

Subject:

Southeast Asia—Maps—Early works to 1800, Coasts—China—Maps—Early works to 1800, Philippines—Maps—Early works to 1800, New Guinea—Maps—Early works to 1800, Northern Mariana Islands—Maps—Early works to 1800, Solomon Islands—Maps—Early works to 1800, Maps—Southeast Asia—1601, Maps—China—1601, Maps—Philippines—1601, Maps—New Guinea—1601, Maps—Northern Mariana Islands—1601, Maps—Solomon Islands—1601, and Maps

Theme:

Southeast Asia—Maps—Early works to 1800, Coasts—China—Maps—Early works to 1800, Philippines—Maps—Early works to 1800, New Guinea—Maps—Early works to 1800, Northern Mariana Islands—Maps—Early works to 1800, Solomon Islands—Maps—Early works to 1800, Maps—Southeast Asia—1601, Maps—China—1601, Maps—Philippines—1601, Maps—New Guinea—1601, Maps—Northern Mariana Islands—1601, Maps—Solomon Islands—1601, and Maps

Spatial Coverage:

Southeast Asia, China, Philippines, Mariana Islands, and Solomon Islands

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

TIFF