Asia secunda pars terrae in forma Pegasir.
Asia secunda pars terrae in forma Pegasir.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
[Magdeburg : H. Bünting, 1581]
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Date
1581]
Call Numbers
M2 400/1581/1
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MMS ID
Language
- German
- Latin
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Cartographic data
Scale not given.
Physical content
1 map ; 23.9 x 34.5 cm. on sheet 30 x 36.5 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
[Magdeburg : H. Bünting, 1581]
Date Published
1581]
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Full title
Asia secunda pars terrae in forma Pegasir.
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Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Foot of map: Meridies [=South].
From Bünting's Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae [Magdeburg : H. Bünting, 1581].
Head of map: Septentrio [=North]..
Shows: Asia portrayed as Pegasus, the winged horse of Perseus. The head is Turkey and Armenia, the wings Scythia and Tartary, forelegs Arabia, hind legs India and the Malay Peninsula.
Mitchell Library copy acquired from Altea Gallery Ltd., London....
Citation / References Note
Yeo, J. Mapping the continent of Asia, pp. 12-13.
Additional physical form availability note
Online at the State Library of NSW.
Language note
Latin and German text.
Time Period
d1581
Identifiers
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Call Numbers
M2 400/1581/1
Record Identifier
74VvgvZX76ab
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvgvZX76ab
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MMS ID
991012220649702626
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