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