Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula (world map)
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Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula is a richly decorated 17th-century world map renowned as one of the masterpieces of Dutch Golden Age cartography.
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Target entity: Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula (world map) Context triple: [Willem Blaeu, notableWork, Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula (world map)]
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Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum is a pioneering 16th-century world atlas by Abraham Ortelius, often regarded as the first modern atlas for systematically compiling uniform maps of the known world.
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Mercator–Hondius atlas
The Mercator–Hondius atlas is a landmark early 17th-century world atlas that combined and expanded Gerardus Mercator’s pioneering cartographic work under the publishing direction of Jodocus Hondius, becoming one of the most influential map collections of the Dutch Golden Age.
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Waghenaer’s sea atlases
Waghenaer’s sea atlases are pioneering late-16th-century Dutch nautical chart books that revolutionized maritime navigation and helped establish the Netherlands as a leading seafaring and cartographic power.
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Atlas géographique et physique du Nouveau Continent
Atlas géographique et physique du Nouveau Continent is a cartographic and scientific atlas accompanying Alexander von Humboldt’s exploration of the Americas, presenting detailed maps and physical geography of the New World.
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Gallery of Maps
The Gallery of Maps is a grand corridor in the Vatican Museums renowned for its 16th-century topographical frescoes depicting detailed maps of the Italian peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula (world map) Target entity description: Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula is a richly decorated 17th-century world map renowned as one of the masterpieces of Dutch Golden Age cartography.
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A.
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum is a pioneering 16th-century world atlas by Abraham Ortelius, often regarded as the first modern atlas for systematically compiling uniform maps of the known world.
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B.
Mercator–Hondius atlas
The Mercator–Hondius atlas is a landmark early 17th-century world atlas that combined and expanded Gerardus Mercator’s pioneering cartographic work under the publishing direction of Jodocus Hondius, becoming one of the most influential map collections of the Dutch Golden Age.
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C.
Waghenaer’s sea atlases
Waghenaer’s sea atlases are pioneering late-16th-century Dutch nautical chart books that revolutionized maritime navigation and helped establish the Netherlands as a leading seafaring and cartographic power.
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D.
Atlas géographique et physique du Nouveau Continent
Atlas géographique et physique du Nouveau Continent is a cartographic and scientific atlas accompanying Alexander von Humboldt’s exploration of the Americas, presenting detailed maps and physical geography of the New World.
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E.
Gallery of Maps
The Gallery of Maps is a grand corridor in the Vatican Museums renowned for its 16th-century topographical frescoes depicting detailed maps of the Italian peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch Golden Age cartographic work
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engraved map ⓘ world map ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | masterpiece of Dutch Golden Age cartography ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | Baroque ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Age of Exploration
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surface form:
Age of Discovery
global exploration ⓘ |
| cartographicGenre | world map ⓘ |
| cartographicTradition | Dutch school of cartography ⓘ |
| century | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| culturalContext | European early modern cartography ⓘ |
| depicts |
continents
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oceans ⓘ world ⓘ |
| genre | decorative cartography ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
allegorical figures
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mythological motifs ⓘ ornamental cartouches ⓘ sea monsters ⓘ ships ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastlines
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compass roses ⓘ continental outlines ⓘ latitude and longitude grid ⓘ place names ⓘ rhumb lines ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasMedium | engraving ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Dutch Golden Age ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mapProjection | double-hemisphere projection ⓘ |
| mapType | decorative wall map ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed representation of the known world
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high artistic quality ⓘ rich decorative program ⓘ |
| representationScope | entire known world ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
geography
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hydrography ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula (world map)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
New Geographical and Hydrographical Map of the Whole World
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| use |
display
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geographical reference ⓘ status symbol ⓘ |
| visualFormat | two hemispheres ⓘ |
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