Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio (America or the New World, a New Description)
Artist
Abraham Ortelius
(1527 - 1598)
Date1589
Mediumcopperplate engraving on paper
Dimensions18 9/16 x 23 in. (47.2 x 58.4 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, 1979 General Obligation Bonds
Object numberPC1982.213.1
DescriptionThis colored copper-engraved map is titled with a first line including the mapmaker, Abraham Ortelius, and the Latin title "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum." This European map was made in Antwerp, Belgium, and contains the mark "NOVVS ORBIS" indicating how new the world's depiction was, with information about the map written in Latin. The date and artist's name are at the bottom right, and two title cartouches feature, one in the lower left in blue above a large landmass above South America, and one in the northern area above New Mexico in North America. Ships feature across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and there are ornate designs in the curved corners of the map's border.On View
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