AMERICA cum Supplementis Poly-Glot-tis

Description:

With four maps on one sheet. Text to map right entitled: Characteres Zvndici s. Antiquae Linguae Persicae (top), and Elementa languæ Brachmannianæ (bottom). Engraver: S. Dorn. sc. (bottom right). With simple shield title catrouche in upper right hand corner. Lacking page number, attribution to Hensel and the Homann Heirs and engraver’s name. Right hand edge of map closely trimmed with loss of text. “Characteres Zundici...” moved to left of South America. “Elementa Linguæ...” moved below South America. Total map size reduced to 14.9 x 8.8 cm. Issued in: Synopsis universæ philologiæ, in qua: Miranda unitas et harmonia linguarum ... / a Godofredo Henselio. – Norimbergæ : In Commissis Apvd Heredes Homannianos. 1741. Opera Godofr. Hensetü delineata None found. California as an island with nearly flat northern coast and without place names. Mainland extends to its north. Title cartouche of leaf and scrollwork (bottom left). [Map]4. (top right). Opera Godorf. Hensetü delineate. (bottom left). Excusa prostat in Officina Homaniana. (bottom right) Other maps entitled: 1. Evropa poly glotta, linguarum genealogiam, ex hibens, una cum literis, scriben diazmodis, omnium gentium; 2. Asia poly glotta linguarum genealogiam, cum literis, scribendiaz modis, exhibens; 3. Africa poly glotta scribendi modos gentium exhibens.

Creator:

Homann Erben (Firm) and Hensel, Gottfried.

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

America--Maps and California as an island--Maps

Theme:

Imagery

Rights:

Image from the Glen McLaughlin Map Collection of California as an Island courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Access Rights:

Public

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JPEG2000

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