Carta particolare della Meta Incognita Australe con una parte della America Settentrionale

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Carta particolare della Meta Incognita Australe con una parte della America Settentrionale

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Title:
Carta particolare della Meta Incognita Australe con una parte della America Settentrionale
Description:
The first printed sea chart of the waters between Labrador and Greenland, it shows coastal towns, prevailing winds, ocean currents, and magnetic deviations of the compass.
Creator:
Dudley, Robert, Sir, 1574-1649
Engraver:
Lucini, Antonio Francesco, b. 1605
Name on Item:
A. F. Lucini fece.
Date:
[1647]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Coasts--Newfoundland and Labrador--Maps--Early works to 1800
Coasts--Greenland--Maps--Early works to 1800
Nautical charts--Early works to 1800
Newfoundland and Labrador--Maps--Early works to 1800
Greenland--Maps--Early works to 1800
Labrador Sea--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Greenland (territory)
Canada > Newfoundland and Labrador (province)
Labrador Sea
Extent:
1 map ; 45 x 37 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
Firenze : Nella stamperia di Francesco Onofri
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:3,600,000]
Language:
Italian
Notes:
Covers coastal Labrador and the southern tip of Greenland, showing coastal towns, prevailing winds, ocean currents, and magnetic deviations of the compass.
Depth shown by soundings.
Prime meridian: Pico.
Includes ill. of a ship.
"Di Europa carta LIII."
In Dudley's Dell'arcano del mare, 1646-1647.
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
06_01_010146
Call #:
G1059 .D84 1647
Barcode:
30000003234276