Historic Maps » America sive India Novam, 1609. by Mercator, Gerhard; Mercator, Michael; Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612 from 1889

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Author: Mercator, Gerhard; Mercator, Michael; Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612

Date: 1889

Short Title: America sive India Novam, 1609.

Publisher: Washington: U.S.

Type: Atlas Map

Obj Height cm: 18

Obj Width cm: 21

Scale 1: 180,000,000

Note: Lithograph reproduction. Relief shown pictorially. Includes 4 insets. As pl. XXXIII in list of plates.

World Area: America

Full Title: "America sive India Nova, ad magnae Gerardi Mercatoris aui Universalis imitationem in compendium redacta. Per Michaelem Mercatorem Duysburgensem. From ""Hondius"" Ed. 1609 Amst. Reduced. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889)"

List No: 2220.036

Page No: v. 1 opp. 506

Series No: 40

Engraver or Printer: Bien, Julius

Publication Author: Wheeler, G.M.

Pub Date: 1875

Pub Title: Report upon United States Geographical Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian, in charge of Capt. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army ... In seven volumes and one supplement, accompanied by one topographic and one geologic atlas.

Pub Reference: "Wheat v. 5, p 338-342; Karrow ""George M. Wheeler ..."" in Koepp Exploration and Mapping of the American West."

Pub Note: These seven text volumes were published from 1875 to 1889. They consist the final, monumental report of Wheeler's Survey. The first volume, Geographical Report, contains much valuable information on the general history of western U.S. mapping and specific details on the sources of the Survey's map sheets. The Topographic and Geologic Atlas were issued separately. Bound in linen with title, date, volume number and topic on the spine.

Pub List No: 2220.000

Pub Type: Exploration Book

Pub Maps: 27

Pub Height cm: 30

Pub Width cm: 24

Image No: 2220036

Institution: Rumsey Collection

Ownership Statement: Copyright 2007