File:Noua et accurata totius Americae tabula (2676130268).jpg
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[edit]Frederik de Wit: Noua et accurata totius Americae tabula ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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artist QS:P170,Q1402952 |
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Noua et accurata totius Americae tabula |
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English: Zoom into this map at maps.bpl.org.
Location: America Call Number: G3290 1660.W5 Published by the noted mid-17th century Dutch cartographer, Frederick de Wit, this remarkably well preserved wall map of the Americas is previously unrecorded. With its large and masterful design, it is beautifully engraved and embellished, highlighted by the best Dutch coloring of the period. Early Dutch wall maps, perhaps the most decorative printed maps ever produced, are relatively uncommon today, primarily because their large size and public display lead to extensive damage and fading. According to the map's title, it presents a "new" and "accurate" geographic image of both Americas. However, its depiction of the North American west coast appears unfamiliar and inaccurate to modern eyes. This portrayal of California as an island was a long-held cartographic myth, based on incomplete and mistaken information that had gained wide acceptance among British and Dutch cartographers since the 1630s.Nederlands: 6 bladige wandkaart + txt |
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Date |
1660 date QS:P571,+1660-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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http://maps.bpl.org Noua et accurata totius Americae tabula
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Camera manufacturer | Sinar AG |
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Camera model | Sinarback 54 FW, Sinar m |
Author | Boston Public Library |
Width | 18,507 px |
Height | 14,797 px |
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Compression scheme | Uncompressed |
Pixel composition | RGB |
Orientation | Normal |
Number of components | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Data arrangement | chunky format |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh |
File change date and time | 22:36, 10 July 2008 |
Color space | Uncalibrated |
Image width | 2,000 px |
Image height | 1,600 px |
Date and time of digitizing | 18:36, 10 July 2008 |
Date metadata was last modified | 18:36, 10 July 2008 |
IIM version | 2 |