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Map Brazil: of the Noble Class, of Loves, and of Letters.... Brasilia: front generis nobilitate armerum et litterarum

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Title

  • Brazil: of the Noble Class, of Loves, and of Letters....

Other Title

  • Brasilia: front generis nobilitate armerum et litterarum

Summary

  • This map of Brazil is the work of Joan Blaeu (1596-1673), one of the most famous Dutch cartographers. Blaeu was trained as a lawyer, but eventually joined the Amsterdam studio of his father, the cartographer Willem Blaeu. Together with his father and brother Cornelis, Joan Blaeu published the Atlas Novus (New atlas), an 11-volume work consisting of 594 maps. Joan Blaeu later became the official cartographer of the Dutch East India Company.

Names

  • Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673 Cartographer.

Created / Published

  • Amsterdam, Holland : [publisher not identified], 1640.

Headings

  • -  Brazil
  • -  1640
  • -  Brazil -- History -- Dutch Domain, 1624-1654
  • -  Coasts

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 color map; 38.6 x 50 centimeters em f. 53,5 x62,2cm..
  • -  Original resource at: National Library of Brazil.
  • -  Content in Latin.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668367

Online Format

  • compressed data
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  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Blaeu, Joan, Cartographer. Brazil: of the Noble Class, of Loves, and of Letters. [Amsterdam, Holland: publisher not identified, 1640] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668367/.

APA citation style:

Blaeu, J. (1640) Brazil: of the Noble Class, of Loves, and of Letters. [Amsterdam, Holland: publisher not identified] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668367/.

MLA citation style:

Blaeu, Joan, Cartographer. Brazil: of the Noble Class, of Loves, and of Letters. [Amsterdam, Holland: publisher not identified, 1640] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668367/>.