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| Keywords: 1606 Mercator Map of Holland ( Netherlands ) - Geographicus - Hollandt-mercator-1606.jpg A rare and beautiful 1606 map of Holland Netherlands by Gerard Mercator Amsterdam appears at the center and the map extends south as far as Harderwyck and west as far as Rhenen and Rotterdam The Zuyder Zee now a damned inland waterway occupied the lower center of the map and a sea monster lying in wait for unwary ships “ one of which sails in at the top right of the map Elaborate title cartouche top center 1606 Size in 20 13 5 object history credit line accession number Hollandt-mercator-1606 Geographicus-source PD-Art-100 Old maps of Holland Maps by Gerardus Mercator 1606 maps Images from Geographicus Maps in Latin | ||||
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