America Sive Novi Orbis

Creator

• Abraham Ortelius

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Identifier

metapth252124

Description

Ortelius and his engravers did not alter the area that became Texas in this later edition of his map of the Americas. The most significant change from the earlier map was the removal of the bulge along the southwest coast of South America.

Archival Date

1587

Location

113/5

Collection Name

Cartographic Connections

Collection Number

900036

Publisher

University of Texas at Arlington Libraries

Original Format

Map

File Format

JPG

Rights

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Subjects

Mexico; New Spain; Cuba; South America; America

Item Type

image