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(Map of the Western Hemisphere)

Title plate to Nova Reperta, a series of engravings after drawings by Stradanus published by Galle in Antwerp. Shows Christopher Columbus pointing to a map of the Western Hemisphere. New France and Florida are indicated in North America. In addition to the map, notable developments in science and technology of the late 16th century are illustrated. Mounted on paper. Minor repairs at upper left and upper center.

Date
1590
Mapmaker / publisher
Straet, Jan Van Der; Galle, Théodore
Archive
Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Type
map
Original size
4,697 × 6,005 pixels

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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.

Read from: Commons licence category: PD-old-100-expired; no CC BY, CC BY-SA, GFDL or deletion tag on the file page.

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"(Map of the Western Hemisphere)" (1590). Straet, Jan Van Der; Galle, Théodore. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:(Map_of_the_Western_Hemisphere)_LOC_2011594456.jpg

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