Nova Orbis Tabula in Lucem Edita

Nova Orbis Tabula in Lucem Edita. A. F. de Wit.1680

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Title: 
Nova Orbis Tabula in Lucem Edita, 1680
Close translation:
New World Map Publication

Cartographer: 
Frederik de Wit 1629 - 1706

Publication Date: 
ca. 1680

Place of Publication: 
Netherlands--Amsterdam

Descriptive Notes: 
Copper engraving hand colored with watercolor

Collections:
University of Washington
Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc.

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