World maps & models
Bertelli’s map of the known world
Historical recordSouthern land and fantastic fauna are speculative; do not label them surveyed ice-free Antarctica.
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Record details
- Original title
- Vniversale descrittione di tvtta la terra conoscivta fin qvi
- Artifact date
- 1565
- Creator
- Ferrando Bertelli; associated with Paolo Forlani
- Holding institution
- Library of Congress
- Classification
- Conjectural southern continent
Antarctica connection
Conjectural Terra Australis; not surveyed Antarctica
Relevance and caution
Southern land and fantastic fauna are speculative; do not label them surveyed ice-free Antarctica.
Catalog context
Curatorial navigation label; original categories and source identity retained.
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- institutional or documentary recordhttps://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2017/08/new-worlds-to-explore/
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