AGSL GeoDiscovery

Planisfero del mondo nuovo

Alternative Title:

Atlante Veneto

Description:

descritto dal P. Coronelli, Cosmografo Publico.

Western hemisphere with California as an island on second Sanson model, with only C. Blanco named. Identifies "Terra di Iesso, Scoperta dagli Holland l'Anno 1643" to West, and mentions to North of California "In alcune Carte moderne uiene quiui situato lo Stretto d'Anian".

Surrounding map border are "Tauola dell' Ombre Rette, e Meridiane..." and "Gradi di Latitudine, ridotti in Leghe di Germania, a 15 per Grado dell'Equatore" and "Gradi di Latitudine, ridotti in Migtia d'Italia, a 60 per Grado dell'Equatore", and signs of zodiac. Prime meridian is through west end of Ferro.

Dedication: "Dedicato All' Illustrissimo, et Eccellentissimo Signore Andrea Marcello, Senatore Amplissimo, e Fratello dell' Eccellentiss: Sig. Federico, Procuratore di S. Marco" (upper left).

From his Atlante Veneto [1691, 1695].

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/kj400sp5609

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/kj400sp5609

Language:

ita

Creator:

Coronelli, Vincenzo, 1650-1718

Publisher:

Coronelli

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Date Issued:

1691

Spatial Coverage:

Western Hemisphere

Rights:

Image from the Glen McLaughlin Map Collection of California as an Island courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false