Collection: Osher Collection

Name: Tabvla Magellanica, qua Tierrae del fuego, cum celeberrimis fretis a F. Magellano et I. Le Maire detectis novissima et accuratissima descripto exhibitur.

Barcode: 456

Image Number: 456.0001

Creator: Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638

From Atlas: Yes

Publishing Location: Amsterdam

Notes: Verso: Text in Latin; In top right corner is dedication to D. Constantino Eugenio (Constantijn Huygens) including coat of arms. Constantijn Huygens was a Dutch Golden Age poet and composer and served as secretary to two Princes of Orange, Frederick Henry and William II. He was the father of scientist Christiaan Huygens.

Title Translation: Newly and accurately described map of Magellanica, which Tierra del Fuego, with the celebrated straits of F. Magellan and I. Le Maire

Brief Description: Map showing the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia, and the Strait of Magellan

Physical Description: 1 map: colored, illustrated

Dedicatee: Huygens, Constantijn, 1596-1687

Publisher: Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638

Date/Date Range Produced: 1662

Date/Date Range Published: 1662

Language: DutchLatin

Region Depicted: PatagoniaStrait of MagellanTierra del Fuego (Argentina and Chile)

Map Type: GeographicalNautical charts

Dimensions: H 55.8 x W 64.4 cm

Printing Process: Engraving

Printing Technique: Copper

Material Type: Paper

OCLC: 826026728

Donor: Osher

Subjects: Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638EthnologyHeraldryHuygens, Constantijn, 1596-1687Indians of South AmericaMagellan, Strait of (Chile and Argentina)Maps--Early works to 1800Nautical chartsPatagonia (Argentina and Chile)Tierra del Fuego (Argentina and Chile)

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/456.0001