File:World Map 1689.JPG

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English: An old world map produced in Amsterdam in 1689.

Other languages:

Čeština: Mapa světa z roku 1689 uložená v Amsterodamu

Deutsch: Eine 1689 in Amsterdam hergestellte Weltkarte.

English: An old world map produced in Amsterdam in 1689.

Español: Un antiguo planisferio, hecho en el año 1689 en Ámsterdam, Países Bajos.

Esperanto: Antikva platglobo desegnita dum 1689 en Amsterdamo, Nederlando

Français : Un ancien planisphère, réalisé en 1689 à Amsterdam.

Italiano: Planisfero prodotto ad Amsterdam nel 1689.

Magyar: Van Schagen 1689-ben, Amszterdamban készített világtérképe

Nederlands: Een oude wereldkaart die gemaakt werd in Amsterdam in 1689.

Polski: Mapa świata wyprodukowana w Amsterdamie w roku 1689.

Português: Velho mapa-múndi, produzido em Amsterdã, Países Baixos, em 1689.

Română: O veche hartă a lumii, realizată la Amsterdam în 1689.

Sicilianu: Planisferu pruduciutu a Amsterdam ntô 1689.

Suomi: Hollantilainen maailmankartta vuodelta 1689

Svenska: En gammal världskarta tillverkad i Amsterdam 1689.

Türkçe: 1689 yılında Amsterdam'da yapılan eski dünya haritası.

Winaray: In kahadto nga mapa han kalibutan nga ginhimo ha Amsterdam, 1689.

Русский: Планисфера, созданная в 1689 г. в Амстердаме.

Српски / srpski: Стара карта света направљена у Амстердаму 1689.

日本語：アムステルダムで1689年に制作された世界地図

中文： 1689年在荷兰阿姆斯特丹绘制的一幅世界地图

中文（繁體）： 1689年在荷蘭阿姆斯特丹繪製的一幅世界地圖

עברית : מפת עולם משנת 1689 מאמסטרדם

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Description

Nederlands: Nova totius terrarum orbis tabula Amstelodami, ex officina G. a Schagen (1682), t'Amsterdam Gedruckt by G. van Schagen, by de Nieuwe Haerlemmer Sluys.

English: World map - Produced in Amsterdam
First edition : 1689. Original size : 48.3 x 56.0 cm. Produced using copper engraving. Extremely rare set of maps, only known in one other example in the Amsterdam University. No copies in American libraries. In original hand color.

Français : Carte du monde - Créée à Amsterdam
Première édition : 1689. Taille originale : 48,3 x 56,0 cm. Eau forte.

Date

This edition 1689

Source

This image is made up of six separate images downloaded from Helmink.com and stitched together.

Creator

en:Gerard van Schagen

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current	00:59, 4 September 2013	4,560 × 3,936 (8.59 MB)	Crisco 1492	Reverted to version as of 12:34, 16 October 2010
	00:47, 4 September 2013	4,560 × 3,936 (19.56 MB)	Crisco 1492	Reverted to version as of 01:01, 30 November 2006 Per Commons:Overwriting existing files, do not overwrite featured images
	12:34, 16 October 2010	4,560 × 3,936 (8.59 MB)	Brandmeister~commonswiki	slight adjustment
	01:01, 30 November 2006	4,560 × 3,936 (19.56 MB)	Tarawneh	== Summary == {{Information \|Description= World map - Produced in Amsterdam<br> FIRST edition : 1689 <br> Original size : 48.3 x 56.0 cm <br> Produced using copper engraving \|Source= scanned copy \|Date= This edition 1689 \|Author= van Schagen \|Permission