Visscher Double Hemisphere Map
Orbis Terrarum Tabula Recens... Nicholas Visscher (1618-1709). Engraved map with original hand color. Amsterdam, c. 1663 (State 2, 1677). 12 1/2 x 19 1/4 inches visible, 24 x 30 1/2 inches framed. This map was originally printed to accompany Dutch bibles in the later 17th century. It is conservative in form, with areas of California represented more accurately than contemporaries, and parts of Van Diemen’s Land and Australia being marked, but not the north coast, which was discovered by Tasman in 1644. The allegorical figures of this second state are presented in a more polished and artistic fashion. (Shirley)
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Orbis Terrarum Tabula Recens... Nicholas Visscher (1618-1709). Engraved map with original hand color. Amsterdam, c. 1663 (State 2, 1677). 12 1/2 x 19 1/4 inches visible, 24 x 30 1/2 inches framed. This map was originally printed to accompany Dutch bibles in the later 17th century. It is conservative in form, with areas of California represented more accurately than contemporaries, and parts of Van Diemen’s Land and Australia being marked, but not the north coast, which was discovered by Tasman in 1644. The allegorical figures of this second state are presented in a more polished and artistic fashion. (Shirley)
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