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Map New Image of Brazil. Novus Brasiliae typus

About this Item

Title

  • New Image of Brazil.

Other Title

  • Novus Brasiliae typus

Summary

  • This map of Brazil is the work of Willem Blaeu (1571-1638), the founder of a famous Dutch mapmaking dynasty. Blaeu studied astronomy, mathematics, and globe-making with the Danish scholar Tycho Brahe before establishing his mapmaking studio in Amsterdam. In 1633, he was appointed mapmaker of the Dutch East India Company. In 1635, together with his sons Joan and Cornelis, Blaeu published the Atlas Novus (New atlas), an 11-volume work consisting of 594 maps.

Names

  • Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638 Cartographer.

Created / Published

  • Amsterdam, Holland : [publisher not identified], 1631.

Headings

  • -  Brazil
  • -  1631
  • -  Brazil -- History -- Dutch Domain, 1624-1654
  • -  Indians of South America

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 map; 38 x 49.1 centimeters.
  • -  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

  • 2021668368

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, Cartographer. New Image of Brazil. [Amsterdam, Holland: publisher not identified, 1631] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668368/.

APA citation style:

Blaeu, W. J. (1631) New Image of Brazil. [Amsterdam, Holland: publisher not identified] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668368/.

MLA citation style:

Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, Cartographer. New Image of Brazil. [Amsterdam, Holland: publisher not identified, 1631] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668368/>.