AGSL GeoDiscovery

Insvla S. Lavrentii, vulgo Madagascar

Alternative Title:

Island of Madagascar

Description:

Appears in: Grand Atlas

Colored

The rectangular-shaped title of the cartouche is surrounded by natives, birds, sheep and
a chameleon. Map Iincludes islands near Madagascar. The sea is decorated with several ships
and two compass roses with rhumb lines.

Dr. Oscar I. Norwich

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/zg875nr8331

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/zg875nr8331

Creator:

Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Africa, Maps, and Islands

Date Issued:

1666

Spatial Coverage:

Madagascar

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