World; Jan van Jagen - Lantschappen des WERELTS […]; naar N. VISSCHER - 1721-1750
By Jan van Jagen, after the projection of Nicolaes Visscher. From a Dutch State Bible by J. and H. Keur in Dordrecht, 1741. The hand-coloured world map in 2 hemispheres; the 4 corners contain allegorical representations of Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Top and bottom two circles with depictions of the solar system. The top circle has the sun as its centre (Copernicus) , the lower one shows Earth as its centre (Ptolemy) . Dimensions - print: 45 x 30. 4 cm. Verso side: 'Korte Beschrijvinge van de Lantschappen des WERELTS; […] '. CONDITION: clear, sharp print with nice contrast. Top margin and middle crease professionally restored. Top margin: 0. 5 cm; bottom margin, 2. 0 cm. Verso some small spots; top margin light discolouration (only verso) . #Reference: Poortman/Augusteijn, p. 205.
[ translate ]View it on
Sale price
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
By Jan van Jagen, after the projection of Nicolaes Visscher. From a Dutch State Bible by J. and H. Keur in Dordrecht, 1741. The hand-coloured world map in 2 hemispheres; the 4 corners contain allegorical representations of Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Top and bottom two circles with depictions of the solar system. The top circle has the sun as its centre (Copernicus) , the lower one shows Earth as its centre (Ptolemy) . Dimensions - print: 45 x 30. 4 cm. Verso side: 'Korte Beschrijvinge van de Lantschappen des WERELTS; […] '. CONDITION: clear, sharp print with nice contrast. Top margin and middle crease professionally restored. Top margin: 0. 5 cm; bottom margin, 2. 0 cm. Verso some small spots; top margin light discolouration (only verso) . #Reference: Poortman/Augusteijn, p. 205.
[ translate ]