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Title: America Septentrionalis, concinnata juxta observationes Dñn Academiæ Regalis Scientiarum et nonnullorum aliorum, et juxta annotationes recentissimas
Description: This is a 1772 map of North America based upon De L'Isle's landmark map of 1700. It shows geographic places, settlements, islands, lakes, rivers, and tracks of a number of explorers routes along the west coast.
Type: Maps
Date: [1772?]
Identifier: WMC0059
Identifier (PID): yul:1152242

Title: Novae lnsulae XXVI Nova Tabula. [Front]
Description: "Front side of a map of North and South America published around 1552 and appearing in the atlas Cosmographiae universalis. Map is beautifully illustrated but not remotely to scale. Latin and German text highlight various features. Printed at top along upper border: ""Novae Insulae XXVI. Nova Tabula."" Printed on verso: Latin text and page number: ""Novarum insularum description….54."" Printed within present-day South America: ""Nouus orbis…Die Nüw Welt."" North America is labeled as ""Terra florida"" and ""Francisca"" with a small area marked as ""C. Britonum"" on the east coast of Francisca. Yucatan is depicted as an island and the lake of Temistan is shown emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. Also included are the Straits of Magellan. Magellan's ship ""Victoria"" is depicted in the Pacific Ocean. A cannibal in Brazil, the Portuguese flag in the South Atlantic, and the Spanish flag in the Caribbean Sea are also shown. Of note, the mythical Sea of Verrazano is shown above ""Terra florida"" connecting to the Pacific Ocean where Japan or ""Zipangi"" and several small Pacific islands next to ""India Superior"" exist. Contains printed border of bars representing latitude and longitude."
Type: Maps
Date: c. 1552
Identifier: HMC0036
Identifier (PID): yul:1153586

Title: Novae lnsulae XXVI Nova Tabula. [Back]
Description: Back side of map Novae lnsulae XXVI Nova Tabula. Illustrated bookplate with the text "Hispali ex officina A.H. Mense Martio, Anno M.D. LII., illust; written in pencil in lower left on verso: "5046". Written in pen in upper edge, on verso: "panama alt. poli borealis. 8."
Type: Maps
Date: c. 1552
Identifier: HMC0036
Identifier (PID): yul:1153587

Title: Americae mappa generalis secundum legitimas projectionis stereographicae regulas
Description: Latin map of the Americas. Major cities, bodies of water, oceans, countries and regions are labelled. International borders are outlined. In some areas, the names of Indigenous communities are listed. There is a cartouche in the lower left corner with depictions of Indigenous people and a pot of gold. Relief shown pictorially.
Type: Maps
Date: 1746
Identifier: HMC0017
Identifier (PID): yul:1153578