AGSL GeoDiscovery

Mar di Æthiopia vulgo Oceanus Æthiopicus

Alternative Title:

Sea chart of the Atlantic Ocean

Description:

Appears in: Atlantis Majoris (1650)

Colored

Extends eastward to include South America. The compass rose radiates numerous rhumb
lines. "An elongated land mass along the lower border is labelled Terra Australis Incognita
probably one of the earliest representations of Australia."

Sea chart

Dr. Oscar I. Norwich

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/tp679rs4473

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/tp679rs4473

Creator:

Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Ocean

Date Issued:

1650

Rights:

Image from the Dr. Oscar I. Norwich collection of maps of Africa and its islands, 1486 - ca. 1865 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