COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL19023449
Reference Number:
C1 (117)
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Europa Prima Pars Terrae In Forma Virginis
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Bünting's Map of Europe
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Europe in the shape of a queen
Creator:
Bünting, Heinrich, 1545-1606
Creator Role:
Cartographer
Date Created:
1581
Publication Details:
Hanover: Heinrich Bünting
Description:
Protestant theologian Heinrich Bunting's map portraying Europe as a queen is one of the most sought after anthropomorphic maps of the sixteenth century. His distinctive version of the map appears to be a larger and more finely engraved edition than those which appear in the usual Hanover and Magdeberg editions. Includes additional place names and the date 1548 in the lower right corner. There is also no text on the verso.
Language Code:
lat-DE
Language Name:
Latin
Subject:
Bible--Geography--Early works to 1800
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Maps
Technique Used:
Woodcut (process)
Technique Used:
Hand colouring
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Germany: Lower Saxony: Hanover
Item Height:
370 mm
Item Width:
300 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):
2019-02-18
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2019-02
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
