{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/presentation/2/context.json","@id":"https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3f462s32m/manifest","@type":"sc:Manifest","label":"Quam hic vides orbis imagine[m] lector ca[n]dide ea[m] ut posteriore[m] ita \u0026 eme[n]datiorem ijs que hactenus circu[m]ferebantur esse America sarmatiaq[ue] ac India testantur ... lemei expectato vale","thumbnail":{"@id":"https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3f462s32m/thumbnail","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.digitalcommonwealth.org/iiif/2/commonwealth:3f463b69r","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"}},"viewingHint":"individuals","metadata":[{"label":"Title","value":"Quam hic vides orbis imagine[m] lector ca[n]dide ea[m] ut posteriore[m] ita \u0026 eme[n]datiorem ijs que hactenus circu[m]ferebantur esse America sarmatiaq[ue] ac India testantur ... lemei expectato vale"},{"label":"Date","value":"[ca. 1550]"},{"label":"Creator","value":["Salamanca, Antonio, d. 1562","Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594"]},{"label":"Publisher","value":"Romae : [s.n.]"},{"label":"Type of Resource","value":"Cartographic"},{"label":"Format","value":"Maps"},{"label":"Description","value":"The Italian engraver and publisher, Antonio Salamanca, produced this finely engraved world map utilizing the double cordiform projection (heart shaped). Salamanca’s engraving was based on a 1538 map published by the noted Flemish geographer and map publisher, Gerard Mercator. Mercator’s original map, similar to Oronce Fine’s 1532 double cordiform world map, labeled both North and South America, “America” for the first time. In addition, both parts of the New World were unambiguously linked as one landmass and no longer attached to Asia.In 1569, Mercator published a 21-sheet wall map, which introduced the map projection that now bears his name. This projection was adopted by other contemporary map makers and continued to be used widely throughout the 19th century. Mercator also published numerous maps, several globes and atlases. His book of world maps, first published one year after his death, introduced the term “atlas” to the world."},{"label":"Language","value":"Latin"},{"label":"Subjects","value":["World maps--Early works to 1800","Geography--Early works to 1800"]},{"label":"Location","value":"Private Collection"},{"label":"Collection (local)","value":"Mapping Boston Collection"},{"label":"Identifier","value":["https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3f462s32m","05_01_000215","39999052507330"]},{"label":"Terms of Use","value":["No known copyright restrictions.","This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA)."]}],"description":"The Italian engraver and publisher, Antonio Salamanca, produced this finely engraved world map utilizing the double cordiform projection (heart shaped). Salamanca’s engraving was based on a 1538 map published by the noted Flemish geographer and map publisher, Gerard Mercator. Mercator’s original map, similar to Oronce Fine’s 1532 double cordiform world map, labeled both North and South America, “America” for the first time. In addition, both parts of the New World were unambiguously linked as one landmass and no longer attached to Asia.In 1569, Mercator published a 21-sheet wall map, which introduced the map projection that now bears his name. This projection was adopted by other contemporary map makers and continued to be used widely throughout the 19th century. Mercator also published numerous maps, several globes and atlases. His book of world maps, first published one year after his death, introduced the term “atlas” to the world.","attribution":"No known copyright restrictions. This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).","license":"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/","seeAlso":"https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3f462s32m","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3f462s32m/canvas/3f463b69r","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"image 1","width":10616,"height":6928,"images":[{"@id":"https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3f462s32m/annotation/3f463b69r","@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3f463b69r/large_image","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","width":10616,"height":6928,"service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.digitalcommonwealth.org/iiif/2/commonwealth:3f463b69r","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"}},"on":"https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3f462s32m/canvas/3f463b69r"}]}]}]}