Oceani occidentalis seu terrae tabula, 1541
Scope and Contents
"Thirty years after Martin Waldseemüller printed one of the first maps of the Americas, Lorenz Fries published an updated European perspective on the New World. “Terra Incognita” on Waldseemüller’s map has become “Terra Nova” on Fries’s. The Castilian flag marks Spanish territorial claims in the Caribbean, while the continent’s indigenous people are caricatured as primitive, reflecting common European misperceptions of native cultures." -- Mapping the “New World”: Highlights from the Paul Schott Stevens Collection
Dates
- 1541
Creator
- Fries, Lorenz, approximately 1490-1531 (Creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library’s Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.
Extent
1 Sheets : 1 map ; hand colored ; 38 x 29 cm, on sheet 54 x 38 cm
Language of Materials
Latin
Materials Specific Details
Scale not determined. Relief shown pictorially. Includes tropic of cancer, equator, and tropic of capricorn lines. Includes illustrations.
Created/Published
Strasbourg : Lorenz Fries, 1541
- Atlantic Ocean Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Maps (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- North America Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South America Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon Repository
PO Box 3600
Mount Vernon VA 22121
703-799-3600
