Antique Maps and Views

Information

The World - Antique map View larger

The World - Antique map

14277

The World.Orig. copper-engraving by M. Merian after T. de Bry map of W. C. Schouten's voyage around the world. From J. L. Gottfried's "Historia Antipodum, oder Newe Welt". Published in Frankfurt am Main by Merian's Heirs, 1655. A map of the world...

More details

For Sale

Warning: Last items in stock!

9 500,00 Kč

More info

de Bry, Theodore

Merian

Frankfurt am Main

1655

The World.Orig. copper-engraving by M. Merian after T. de Bry map of W. C. Schouten's voyage around the world. From J. L. Gottfried's "Historia Antipodum, oder Newe Welt". Published in Frankfurt am Main by Merian's Heirs, 1655. A map of the world in two hemispheres with portraits of W. C. Schouten and F. Magellan at the top and 4 ornamental cartouchech with portraits of F. Drake, T. Candish (Cavendish), O. van Noort and G. van Spilbergen by the sides. 17:19 cm (6 3/4 x 7 1/2 inch.).

A double hemisphere map of the world describes the Willem Cornelis Schouten's voyage around the world in 1615-17. - Whole book page. - On the left side cutted ca. 2 mm to the desk.


Tags: Antique map, Antique maps, Old maps, Map of the world de bry gottfried