America : with those known parts in that unknowne worlde both people and manner of buildings. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title America : with those known parts in that unknowne worlde both people and manner of buildings.

Creator

  • Author: Speed, John, 1552?-1629
    Creator Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: Thomas bassett
    Place of Publication: [London, England]
    Additional Info: Are to be sold by Thomas Bassett in Fleet Street and Richard Chiswell in St. Paul's Churchyard
  • Name: Richard Chiswell
    Place of Publication: [London, England]

Date

  • Creation: 1676

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Map shows geography and settlements in known parts of mid-seventeenth century North America and South America. Includes text, colored illustrations of Native Americans, settlers, and settlements. Inset: [Greenland and Iceland]. California is depicted as an island and the Great Lakes are not shown. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:45,000,000].
  • Physical Description: 1 map : col. ; 36 x 44 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Landscape and Nature - Geography and Maps
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Places - North America
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Places - South America
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Ethnic Groups - American Indians
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Places - Spain - Texas
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Western Hemisphere -- Maps.

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Coverage Date: 1679
  • Place Name: North America
  • Place Name: South America
  • Time Period: eur-tex

Source

  • Book: From Speed's The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain. 1676.

Collection

  • Name: Map Collections from the University of Texas at Arlington
    Code: UTAM

Institution

  • Name: University of Texas at Arlington Library
    Code: UTA

Resource Type

  • Map

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 00-569
  • OCLC: 43414603
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth231409

Note

  • Digital Preservation: creationHardware: BetterLight Super8K
  • Display Note: Original date on map: 1626
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