Collection: Osher Collection

Name: Maris Pacifici, (quod vulgo Mar del Zur) cum regionibus circumiacentibus, insulisque in eodem passim sparsis, novisima descriptio.

Barcode: 353

Image Number: 353.0001

Creator: Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598

From Atlas: Yes

Publishing Location: Antwerp

Notes: From: "Theatro d'el Orbe de la Tierra" published by Jan Baptista Vrients in 1602. Verso: Text in Spanish. Map has dedication in Latin to Nicolaus Roccoxius.

Atlas Reference: Theatro d'el Orbe de la Tierra

Subjects: AnimalsAntarcticaCaribbean SeaCartouches, Ornamental (Decorative arts)Central AmericaChinaEast AsiaExploration and discoveryExplorersFortificationGalleonsGalleysGreat Wall of China (China)IndonesiaJapanMagellan, Ferdinand, -1521Maps--Early works to 1800MonstersNorth AmericaOrdnanceOrtelius, Abraham, 1527-1598Pacific OceanPapua New GuineaPhilippinesRockox, Nicolaas, 1560-1640Sailing shipsSolomon IslandsSouth AmericaSoutheast AsiaStrapworkVrients, Jan Baptista, 1552-1612

Title Translation: Pacific Ocean (also known as the Southern Sea) with the adjacent regions, and islands, scattered here and there, a new description

Brief Description: Map of the Pacific Ocean showing the adjacent lands and many islands. The map also includes North, Central, and South America, and shows Cuba, Jamica, and Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea.

Physical Description: 1 map: illustrated

Dedicatee: Rockox, Nicolaas

Publisher: Vrients, Jan Baptista, 1552-1612

Date/Date Range Produced: 1589

Date/Date Range Published: 1602

Language: LatinSpanish

Region Depicted: AntarcticaCaribbean SeaCentral AmericaChinaEast AsiaIndonesiaJapanNorth AmericaPacific OceanPapua New GuineaPhilippinesSolomon IslandsSouth AmericaSoutheast Asia

Map Type: GeographicalPolitical maps

Dimensions: 35 x 50 cm.

Printing Process: Engraving

Printing Technique: Copper

Material Type: Paper

LC Call Number: G9230 1602 .O7

OCLC: 819752793

Accession Number: OS-1602-2

Donor: Osher

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/353.0001