Collection: Smith Collection

Name: Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio., 1574

Barcode: 1653

Image Number: 1653.0001

Creator: Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598

From Atlas: No

Publishing Location: Antwerp

Title Translation: A New Description of America or the New World

Brief Description: Map of the western hemisphere, with three ships sailing eastward in the Pacific, and one ship sailing wesward in the Atlantic.

Physical Description: 1 map: colored (hand-applied, full), illustrated

Publisher: Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598

Date/Date Range Produced: 1574

Date/Date Range Published: 1574

Language: Latin

Region Depicted: AntarcticaCentral AmericaNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWestern Hemisphere

Map Type: Boundary mapsGeographical

Dimensions: H 44.4 x W 63 cm

Printing Process: Engraving

Printing Technique: Copper

Material Type: Paper

Historical Context: Forgery of a map which first appeared in the 1570 edition of Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. The forgery was created using a photographic process in the mid-20th century. Some elements that note it's a forgery are the date added below the title, the weak stippling, the wide plate-mark, and the overall "flat" effect of the map visually.

OCLC: 57518882

Donor: Smith

Subjects: Animals, MythicalAntarcticaCartouches, Ornamental (Decorative arts)ForgeryFruitImaginary creaturesNorth AmericaplantsSea creaturesSea monstersSouth AmericaWestern Hemisphere

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/1653.0001