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Sinus Gangeticus, vulgo Golfo de Bengala nova descriptio

Description:

Relief shown pictorially.

2 bar scales on map, given in "Milliaria Germanica communia" and "Milliaria Gallica communia."

Index numbers along coastlines but no apparent key.

Oriented with north to right of sheet.

Decorative cartouche, compass roses, rhumb lines, ships, cherubs.

Shows topography, vegetation, waterways, ports.

Includes Ceylon.

One of the earliest Dutch charts of the region.

Appears in Jansson's Atlantis majoris quinta pars..., Amsterdam, 1657.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/nq640jp6983

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/nq640jp6983

Language:

lat

Creator:

Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664

Publisher:

Apud. I. Ianssonium

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Nautical charts

Theme:

Imagery

Date Issued:

1657]

Spatial Coverage:

Asia, India, Bengal, Bay of, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Sumatra (Indonesia)

Rights:

Images from the The Renaissance Exploration Collection 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