Navigatio ac itinerarium Iohannis Hugonis Linscotani in orientalem sive Lusitanorum Indiam, descriptiones eiusdem terræ ac tractuum littoralium Maps Stanford University Public content

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Navigatio ac itinerarivm Iohannis Hvgonis Linscotani in orientalem sive Lvsitanorum Indiam, descriptiones eivsdem terræ ac tractvvm littoralivm, Linschotani Navigat Oriental, and Voyage ofte Shipvaert
Description:
Abridged Latin translation of Itinerario, voyage ofte schipvaert, Amsterdam, Cornelis Claesz, 1596; Latin translation originally published in the Hague, 1599. Relief shown pictorially. Includes index: Index seu elenchus itinerarii. Leather binding. Gold-leafed seals on front and back covers. First 2 and last 2 pages blank (included in page description). Engraved, hand-colored title pages, head-pieces throughout, illustrations of indigenous peoples, flora and fauna (with explanations), portrait of Linschoten. Title page for second section: Descriptio totius Guinea tractus, Congi, Angolae, et Monomotapae, eorumque locorum, quae e regione C. S. Augustini in Brasilia jacent ; proprietates oceani ; insularumq́ue eiusdem, S. Thomæ, S. Helenæ, Ascensionis &c. portuum, altitudinis, Syrrium, vadorum, ac fundi ; miræ narrationes navigationum Batavorum, cum interioris terræ descriptione ... Accedit noviter historia navigatonum Batavorum in septentrionales oras, Poliqué Arctici tractus, cum Freti Vaygats detectione summâ side relata / Hagæ-Comitis, ex officinâ Alberti Henrici ; anno 1599. Descriptive text on maps. Decorative borders and cartouches, compass roses, rhumb lines, bar scales, coats of arms. Maps show topography, vegetation, waterways, shoals, ports, routes. Illustrations of topography, cities, figures, flora, fauna (e.g. unicorns, Map 2), ships, sea monsters. Map 1 is a bird's eye view; Maps 3, 4, 5 are views. Dutch translations of titles on maps.
Creator:
Linschoten, Jan Huygen van, 1563-1611, Walschaert, Hans, active 1614-1636, Doetichum, Johan van, the elder, -1600, Doetichum, Johan van, the younger, active 1592-1630, Doetichum, Baptista van, -1611, and Langren, Arnold Florent van, 1580-1644
Publisher:
Veneunt apud Iohannem Walschaert,
Provider:
Stanford
Resource Class:
Maps
Date Issued:
1614
Spatial Coverage:
Africa, Asia, Middle East, North America, South America, Mozambique, Saudi Arabia, Iran, India, Sri Lanka, China, Cambodia, Japan, Korea, Florida, Caribbean Area, Cuba, Hispaniola, Peru, Chile, and Brazil
Rights:
Images from the The Renaissance Exploration Collection 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.
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https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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Public
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JPEG2000
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https://purl.stanford.edu/jh359kq7869

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