COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1313034
Reference Number:
R214774
Image Title:
Polar Map
Alternative Image Title:
Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio
Translated Image Title:
Nordic regions described
Parent Work Title:
[Mercator's atlas]
Creator:
Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594
Creator Role:
Cartographer
Date Created:
c1625
Publication Details:
Amsterdam
Page/Sheet:
Plate 41-42
Description:
The North Pole, along with the inserts of the Shetland and Faroe islands as portrayed in the c1625 Mercator's Atlas.
Language Code:
lat
Language Name:
Latin
Subject:
Geography--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Cartography
Subject:
Atlases of the world
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Maps
Technique Used:
Engraving (printing process)
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Netherlands: North Holland: Amsterdam
Item Height:
460 mm
Item Width:
560 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2013-06-25
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
