Collection: Osher Sheet Map Collection

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

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

Barcode: 456

Creator: Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638

Dedicatee: Huygens, Constantijn, 1596-1687

Publisher: Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638

Publishing Location: Amsterdam

Region Depicted: Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) · Tierra del Fuego (Argentina and Chile) · Strait of Magellan

Date Produced: 1662

Date Published: 1662

Language: Dutch

Subjects: Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638 · Huygens, Constantijn, 1596-1687 · Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) · Tierra del Fuego (Argentina and Chile) · Nautical chart · Magellan, Strait of (Chile and Argentina) · Coasts · Maps--Early works to 1800

Map Type: Geographical, Nautical charts

Dimensions: 42 x 55 cm.

Printing Process: Engraving

Printing Technique: Copper

Material Type: Paper

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.

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

Physical Description: 1 map: colored, illustrated

Theme: From Colonies to Local Control: Mapping North America, 1494 to 1867

Associated Cartouche: Cartouche, 1662, Tabvla Magellanica, qua Tierrae del fuego, cum celeberrimis fretis a F. Magellano et I. Le Maire detectis novissima et accuratissima descripto exhibitur.

Associated Map Imagery: Coat of Arms, 1662, Tabvla Magellanica, qua Tierrae del fuego, cum celeberrimis fretis a F. Magellano et I. Le Maire detectis novissima et accuratissima descripto exhibitur., Ships, 1662, Tabvla Magellanica, qua Tierrae del fuego, cum celeberrimis fretis a F. Magellano et I. Le Maire detectis novissima et accuratissima descripto exhibitur.

Collection/Donor: Osher

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