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Title

Helvetia cum finitimis regionibus confoederatis

Description

Helvetia cum finitimis regionibus confoederatis / per Gerardum Mercatorem

Date

1585

Source

10.3931/e-rara-13977 : Info: Kartenportal.CH

Creator

Gerhard Mercator (1512-1594)

Permission
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English: Basel University Library, VB A2:1:14
German: Universitätsbibliothek Basel, VB A2:1:14
French: Bibliothèque publique et universitaire de Bâle-Ville, VB A2:1:14 Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

Geotemporal data

Map location

Schweiz

Scale

Ca. 1:840 000

Bounding box

N: 45.8°N
W: 5.95°E		E: 10.5°E
S: 47.8°N

Georeferencing

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Bibliographic data

Language

lat

Printed by

Duisburg?, s.n.

Archival data

Collection

Basel University Library

	Native name	Basel University Library
	Location	Basel (headquarters)
	Coordinates	47° 33′ 33.84″ N, 7° 34′ 52.32″ E
	Established	circa 1470 date QS:P,+1470-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
	Website	www.ub.unibas.ch
	Authority file	: Q683842 VIAF: 146140663 ISNI: 0000000121861940 LCCN: n50079679 GND: 2023655-4 SUDOC: 026415798 WorldCat

Accession number

Basel UB, VB A2:1:14

Dimensions

height: 34 cm (13.3 in); width: 46 cm (18.1 in)

Medium

Kupferdruck

Notes

Titelkartusche oben links, Massstabskartusche unten rechts / Ursprungswerk: "Galliae tabule geographicae" von Gerard Mercator (Duisburg, 1585)

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Cartography of Switzerland

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