Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Oceanica.
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Author:
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Pistacchi, Andre
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Date:
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1986
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Short Title:
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Oceanica.
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Publisher:
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Milano libri edizioni
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Publisher Location:
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Milan
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Type:
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Atlas Map
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Obj Height cm:
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64
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Obj Width cm:
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70
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Scale 1:
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6,500,000
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Note:
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Pictorial map of Oceania, depicting adventures of the character Corto Maltese. Also shows indigenous territories, cities, routes, topography, deserts, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Relief shown pictorially. Features illustrations of people, animals and plants. Includes numerous inset maps of various types, as well as images of stamps and other ephemera surrounding the continent. With vignette portraits of historical and literary figures, such as the authors Joseph Conrad and Herman Melville. Descriptive text throughout, including notes on colonial explorations. Colored lithograph. Map is 64 x 70 cm, on sheet 69 x 74 cm, folded to 23 x 19 cm. "Inserto redazionale."
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Region:
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Oceania
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Subject:
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Pictorial map
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Subject:
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Ethnography; Nationality; Race
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Subject:
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Exploration
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Subject:
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Historical
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Full Title:
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Oceanica. Oceanica map by Andrea Pistacchi.
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List No:
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14405.006
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Series No:
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6
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Publication Author:
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Pratt, Hugo
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Publication Author:
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Pistacchi, Andrea
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Publication Author:
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Lenotti, Giuliano
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Publication Author:
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Utimpergher, Paolo
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Pub Date:
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1986
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Pub Title:
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Le mappe blu dell'avventura.
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Pub Note:
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Le mappe blu dell'avventura, a set of maps featuring the character Corto Maltese, an adventurous sailor created by Italian comic book author Hugo Pratt in 1967. These maps were originally issued as editorial supplements to various issues of Corto Maltese magazine in 1986, and also issued as a set. As a set, the maps are each folded and housed within a paper slipcase with an illustration of Corto Maltese on the front cover. Together, the maps provide almost global coverage, showing Africa, North America, China, India, Oceania and South America. Maps show indigenous territories, cities, routes, topography, deserts, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Maps features illustrations of people, animals and plants. Maps include numerous inset maps of various types, as well as images of stamps and other ephemera. With vignette portraits of historical and literary figures. Descriptive text throughout maps, including notes on colonial explorations. Maps in this copy placed in alphabetical order. Interior of case credits Andrea Pistacchi, as well as collaborators Giuliano Lenotti and Paolo Utimpergher.
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Pub List No:
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14405.000
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Pub Type:
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World Atlas
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Pub Maps:
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6
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Pub Height cm:
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24
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Pub Width cm:
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19
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Image No:
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14405006.jp2
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Authors:
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Pistacchi, Andre
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