What does this quote mean? If you cannot translate it, can you at least tell me what language this is in?
2007-05-26 08:35:12 · 9 answers · asked by The Imaginer 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
There is an "r" missing in the third word. It should be "terrarum". It means:
"A new map/table of the geography(literally: description of land) and description of waters of the whole world (literally: circle of earth)"
2007-05-26 10:51:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is latin.
The correct caption is:
NOVA TOTIUS TERRARUM ORBIS GEOGRAPHICA AC HYDROGRAPHICA TABULA.
Ok, I don't have a ready-made translation for it but approximatively it means something like : Map of every part of the world for land and sea.... Ok, could do better probably...
Some hints:
Nova = new
Totius = ???
Terrarum = genitive form of terra = Earth
Orbis = everywhere... not too sure
Geographica and hydrographica are self-explanatory
Tabula = Map (no, it's not a table in this context)
2007-05-26 10:18:25 · answer #2 · answered by matinyoupi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Nova totius terraum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula" would the the Anglicized alphabet translation. the "v"s are actually "u"s. This is in Latin. it may be slightly off- seeing as how I've studied latin and never seen "totius" and "terrraum" spelled like that before.
nova = new
terram = world
tabula = table
ac = and
totius = the whole, complete
Something about 'a whole new world... ' and a table
2007-05-26 08:44:46 · answer #3 · answered by Christopher David 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is actually an old spelling for the name of the first planetary map, regarding the knowledge of our planet being spherical. Loosely translates to 'Map of the Bew World' with variables like 'geographica can hydrographica' which is basically telling you land and ocean map.. I think 1 of 3 world map designs before 1630?
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2016-11-17 13:54:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Latin. It looks like it means, very roughly, 'map including the new world.'
2007-05-26 08:39:31 · answer #5 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"New geographic and hydrographic table of the entire globe of the lands." I imagine its the title of an atlas.
2016-05-18 03:50:49 · answer #6 · answered by kyra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if you can surmise your own theory of what it means, see this website:
2007-05-26 08:42:06 · answer #7 · answered by blondie00 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's looks likeLatin.
2007-05-26 08:39:37 · answer #8 · answered by No Chance Without Bernoulli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Latin.
2007-05-26 08:39:52 · answer #9 · answered by Ard-Drui 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋