Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio

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Printed map. Probably originally published in Abraham Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. "Americae" sheet was number 5 in the 1579 edition and later according to Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, entry Ort 15A, p. 44-45, but exact edition is uncertain. McMaster's copy has Latin text on verso under heading, "Novvs orbis", with page numbered "5" in the lower margin. Acquired as part of the Banks Collection