Detail View: Maps Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL19011037
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Reference Number:
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R233146
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Link to Catalogue:
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Parent Work Title:
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Angliae, Scotiae, et Hiberniae, siue Britannicar: insularum descriptio
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Theatrum orbis terrarum. French
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Creator:
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Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
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Creator Role:
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Cartographer
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Creator:
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Plantin, Christophe, approximately 1520-1589
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Creator Role:
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Printer
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Date Created:
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1581
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Publication Details:
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Antwerp : Plantin
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Page/Sheet:
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Recto
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Image Sequence Number:
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001
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Image Sequence Total:
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002
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Description:
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Is part of Théâtre de l'vnivers : contenant les cartes de tout le monde (1581)
Approximate scale calculated from scale bar at foot of map (1 in. = ca. 40 miles).
A bifolium from the French translation of Ortelius' Theatrum orbis terrarum (Théâtre de l'vnivers ). With French text on a half of verso (i.e. page 8 of original atlas), headed "Les isles Britanniques." All text on the map itself is in the original Latin.
Relief shown pictorially.
Oriented with west at the top of sheet.
Text panel at lower right with a decorative cartouche and text beginning "Britannia oim insularum ..."
English royal coat of arms at top left of sheet.
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Language Name:
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English
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Subject:
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Great Britain (England)--Maps
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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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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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16th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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Great Britain : England
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Item Height:
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400 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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2019-01-14
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2019-02
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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