![]() Van den Ende, Josua, approximately 1584-approximately 1634 | Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638. Library's copy has verso text obscured by linen backing. ![]() ![]() Amsterdami : Apud Guiljelmum Blaeuw, anno 1631. English Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents Summaryedit DescriptionNova-totius-terrarum-orbis-geographica-ac-hydrographica-tabula.jpg English: Old, historical map of the world. Mercatoris : continens Tabulas Geographicas diversarum Orbis regionum. 1646 (undated) 10.25 x 14 in (26.035 x 35. Text on verso: Descriptio Orbis Terrarum (signature: A). Imprint on map: Amsterdami sub signo Solarii deaurati : Excudebat Gulielmus Blaeuw. Kaerio First State - With Handwritten Account of Sir Francis Drake's Voyage on the verso Very Rare First State of Van Den Keere’s World Map With Lengthy Handwritten Descrition of the Voyages of Francis Drake on Verso. ĭecorative cartouche at bottom left side of map: Cum ob terrestrem sphaeram hoc in planium. Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica Ac Hydrographica Tabula. Blaeuw' in decorative cartouche on bottom right of map.ĭecorative cartouche at top left side of map: America anno domini 1492. Noted for its detailed border decorations - along the top are the seven planets including the Sun and the Moon on the left side are the four elements (Ignis, Aer, Aqua, Terra) along the right side, the four season (Ver, Aestas, Autumnus, Hyems) along the bottom, the seven wonders of the world (Gardens of Bablyon, Colossus of Rhodes, Pyramids of Egypt, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Temple of Diana, Statue of Zeus, Lighthouse of Pharos).ĭedication signed by 'Guilj. Incorporates many classic misconceptions of 17th century cartography, including the elongated northwest coast of America, massive southern land known as Terra Australis Incognita covering most of the southern hemisphere with New Guinea as a peninsula, continents out of proportion. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks Used offers from £ 15. Osher Library Associates, Occasional Publication No. Map of the world including many decorative features. In very good condition, no creases, no markings.
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