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Map of the Polar Areas by Blaeu c. 1650

Map of the Polar Areas by Blaeu c. 1650
Map of the Polar Areas by Blaeu c. 1650

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2800 SEK

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4 000-5 000 SEK

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MAP OF THE POLAR AREAS. BLAEU, G. Regiones sub polo arctico. No date (c. 1650).

Engraved map with outline colour, two figurative cartouches in colour (men in parkas, a polar bear and foxes), sailing ships, compass roses and a coat-of-arms in colour. About 410x530 mm. French text on verso. Some browning and minor spotting, repair to lower margin, some foxing to margins.

From Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Without the dedication to Guilielmo Backer. Important map of the Arctic with new information from the explorations of Capt. Thomas James with the bay named for him labeled here James his Bay.

Auktionsnummer:

6156

Datum:

2019-12-11