Oriented with roses with lis. Course knots. - graduated margins. Drawn meridians and parallels forming a grid. - relief by profile and shading mountains. - featured hydrographic network. - abundant toponymy. - administrative divisions differentiated by color. - populations represented by groups of buildings according to their importance. - shaded coasts with fine striping. The map is not dated but it can be dated to around 1610 taking into account the presence of the portrait of king philip iii (1598 -1621) and the year of the author's death (1612). In the lower right corner, a renaissance cartouche crowned by the coat of arms of the kingdom of spain including portugal, flanked by two seated male figures and decorated with three masks. In the lower left corner is the scale on a pedestal that at the top has the emblem of the publishing establishment. On the sides three female figures and three male figures dressed in period costumes, corresponding to different social classes. In the lower margin, within a medallion, appears the portrait of monarch philip iii, with the inscription: "philippus iii rex hispan. "
at sea boats of the time. In the upper and lower margins it includes views of the following cities: "alhama", "granada", "bilbao", "burgos", "veliz malaga", "eçija", "lisbona", "toledo", "sivilia" and "valladolid". Date: circa 1610. Dimensions: 55.8 × 45.7 cm (21.9 × 17.9 in). Medium: color engraving. Nova Hispaniae Descriptio, por Jodocus Hondius
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