The Venable Collection documents the history of cartography, geography, and exploration from the sixteenth through the early twentieth century. The collection includes over 150 single-sheet maps that provide examples of the work of noted cartographers such as Abraham Ortelius, Willem Blaeu, Thomas Kitchin, and John Speed. The maps are held in the University Libraries Special Collections Department.
Scan specification: Indus Color Book Scanner 5005 ; 600 dpi ; color ; TIFF ; lzw compression
Scan date: February 2019.
Original held in University Libraries Special Collections.
Appeared in Atlas Complet Du Precis De La Geographie Universelle De M. Malte-Brun (1837), begun by Conrad Malte-Brun (1775-1826) and completed by Jean Jacques Nicolas Huot (1790-1845)., On verso: Handwritten note
An alternate French title runs along the top of the map: "Carte de l’Asie, projettée stereographiquement, tirée des Relations et Observations, contenues dans les voyages modernes, de meme que dans les monuments des anciens, corrigée de tout ce qui sent la fable, et devisée en ses IX. parties methodiques", On verso: Handwritten note
The cartouche in the upper left corner had changed by 1638. The 3rd state of the plate included decorative panels below the map, but these were removed in the 4th state to accommodate inclusion in larger atlases., On verso: Text: Asia
Appeared in Ortelius’ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (1570). This is from the second state of the plate, as indicated by the lower-case "f" in "la farfana" to the east of Japan. The second state was used from 1574-1612., On verso: Text: Asia
Later states of the map include Visscher’s privilege, awarded in 1677. The map appeared in Janson’s Novus Atlas (1657-58) and in Visscher’s Atlas Contractus and the Atlas Minor (first published in 1664)., On verso: Blank
Appeared in John Tallis' The Illustrated Atlas, And Modern History Of The World Geographical, Political, Commercial & Statistical (1849-1853). Includes dates of major events during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (also called the "Sepoy Mutiny" by British writers), On verso: Uncolored
Appeared as part of Richard & Quétin’s Guide des Voyageurs en Espagne et en Portugal (the second edition of which was released in 1853). Variant forms of the map also appeared in other publications., On verso: Blank
Scan specification: Indus Color Book Scanner 5005 ; 600 dpi ; color ; TIFF ; lzw compression
Scan date: February 2019.
Original held in University Libraries Special Collections.
Right half of sheet; likely taken from Thomas Bankes, Edward Warren Blake, and Alexander Cook’s A New Royal Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography, first appearing in 1775., On verso: Blank
Appeared in a supplementary volume to Willard’s History of the United States, or, Republic of America. Designed for schools and private libraries., On verso: Handwritten date and place
Appeared in Carey & Lea’s American Atlas (first published in 1822). Missouri was not included in the Atlas until 1823, one year after it was given statehood., On verso: Handwritten note
Appeared in Mitchell’s New Intermediate Geography (published in various editions between 1869 and 1901). Different editions were produced for different states., On verso: Text: Questions on the Map of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky
Scan specification: Indus Color Book Scanner 5005 ; 600 dpi ; color ; TIFF ; lzw compression
Scan date: February 2019.
Original held in University Libraries Special Collections.
Date taken from WorldCat record.