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Polus Antarcticus - Antique map

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South Pole (Antarctica)."Polus Antarcticus". Orig. copper-engraving after H. Hondius' map of the region. Published in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius, ca. 1640. Orig. old colouring. With ornamental titel-cartouche, another ornamental cartouche (blank)...

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Hondius, Henricus

Janssonius, Johannes

Amsterdam

1640

South Pole (Antarctica)."Polus Antarcticus". Orig. copper-engraving after H. Hondius' map of the region. Published in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius, ca. 1640. Orig. old colouring. With ornamental titel-cartouche, another ornamental cartouche (blank) and decorative scenes (ships, aborigins, penguins ...) around the map. 43,5:49,5 cm (17 1/4 x 19 1/2 inch.).

Koeman I, map 0030:1.2, ed. 1:424/27 (1644-58 German) - A very decorative map of the Antarctic Region with southern parts of South America, Africa and part of Australia(!).


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