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Title Svecia et Norvegia cum confirmys
Creator Mercator,Gerardus (1512-1594)
Publisher "Minister Carl Enckell's Map Collection", no. 270, National Library of Finland (Helsinki).
Subject Map
Description This map of Sweden and Norway with surroundings was made in 1595 at Duisburg by the famous Belgian-German cartographer Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594). His map of the Nordic countries was part of his last, posthumous work called Atlas sive cosmographicae meditationes de fabrica mundi et fabricati figura. To a large extent, the map is still based on Olaus Magnus' Carta marina of 1539. Apart from other mistakes, the nation of Estonians has incorrectly been placed in central Finland.
Format image/jpeg
Language eng
Date 1595
Type Image
Source http://www.balticconnections.net/_library/exhibition/!!Fin-3;%20fem9701671.jpg
Identifier http://www.balticconnections.net/_library/exhibition/!!Fin-3;%20fem9701671.jpg
Coverage - Spatial Estonia
Finland
Sweden
Norway
Russia
northlimit=70.78690984117928; eastlimit=31.81640625; southlimit=55.07836723201514; westlimit=4.39453125;
Geographic Terms Estonia
Finland [Finland]
Sweden [Sweden]
Norway [Norway]
Russia [Russia]
Norvegia [Norvegia, Mount]
Duisburg [Duisburg]