Collection name:
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Maps of Africa
mediaCollectionId
Stanford~6~1
Maps of Africa
Collection
true
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Title:
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Presbiteri Johannis, Sive Abissinorum Imperii Descriptio.
TITLE
Presbiteri Johannis, Sive Abissinorum Imperii Descriptio.
Title
false
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Title in Translation:
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The land of Prester John.
TRANS_TITLE
The land of Prester John.
Title in Translation
false
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Publication Place:
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Antwerp
PUBPLACE
Antwerp
Publication Place
false
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Publisher:
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Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
PUBLISHER
Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
Publisher
false
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Publication Date:
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1573
PUB_DATE
1573
Publication Date
false
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Cartographer:
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Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
CARTOGRAPHER
Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
Cartographer
false
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Height:
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37 cm.
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Width:
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43 cm.
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Scale:
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No scale given
SCALE
No scale given
Scale
false
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Color:
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Uncolored
COLOR
Uncolored
Color
false
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Descriptive Notes:
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Map often referred to as the Prester John map, first issued in Additamentum. Dedicated to biblical David. An Arab dhow appears off the west coast. In the seas, two dolphins and on land four elephants; Map depicts Africa from the Mediterranean to the Mountains of the Moon.
DESC_NOTES
Map often referred to as the Prester John map, first issued in Additamentum. Dedicated to biblical David. An Arab dhow appears off the west coast. In the seas, two dolphins and on land four elephants; Map depicts Africa from the Mediterranean to the Mountains of the Moon.
Descriptive Notes
false
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Provenance:
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Dr. Oscar I. Norwich
PROVENANCE
Dr. Oscar I. Norwich
Provenance
false
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General Area:
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Africa
GEN_AREA
Africa
General Area
false
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Geographic Focus:
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Africa
FOCUS
Africa
Geographic Focus
false
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Period:
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16th c.
PERIOD
16th c.
Period
false
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Norwich Number:
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11
NOR_NUM
11
Norwich Number
false
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Call Number:
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NOR 0011
CALL_NO
NOR 0011
Call Number
false
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Source:
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Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
SOURCE
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Source
false
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References:
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Norwich (2nd ed.), ckey = 3871463
REFERENCES
Norwich (2nd ed.), ckey = 3871463
References
false
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Page:
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map 0011, p. 16
PAGE_NUM
map 0011, p. 16
Page
false
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Program:
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Jacobson Africana Program
PROGRAM
Jacobson Africana Program
Program
false
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