Orbis Terrarum Typus De Integroin Plurimis Emendatus Auctus Eticunculis Illustratus [Original Antique Engraved Map]
Visscher, Nicolaas
From Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since August 25, 1999
From Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since August 25, 1999
About this Item
Size: image 18.75 x 12.25 inches, 47.4 x 31.2 cm. A version of Nicolas Visscher's first world map, a double hemisphere double page map probably originally designed for inclusion in Dutch Bibles. Engravings including allegorical representations of the continents, native inhabitants and wildlife. Two celestial spheres are displayed in the Eastern Hemisphere: in the lower part of the Western Hemisphere is text describing the discovery of America and subsequent voyages of discovery. Two separate diagrams depict the Ptolemaic and Copernican theories of the solar system. The northwest coast of North America is exaggerated but shows California correctly as a peninsula. Korea is shown as an island. Parts of Australia and Van Diemen's Land and the western coastline of New Zealand are shown [labeled "Zeeland", not "Nova Zeeland"]. Text below lower right margin reads "Diese Carte gehort vor Genesis". From a German Bible; German text on verso. Professionally cleaned and de-acidified with archival materials by a museum-experienced conservator. Seller Inventory # 027069
Bibliographic Details
Title: Orbis Terrarum Typus De Integroin Plurimis ...
Publisher: Amsterdam Circa 1660 / 1670
Publication Date: 1665
Binding: No Binding
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: Original Antique Map
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