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WORLD MAP. DANCKERTS, JUSTUS. Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula. Amsterdam C. 1680.

Hand-colored double-page engraved double-hemispheric world map. C. 475x550 mm.

First state of Danckerts´ highly decorative world map directly based on Frederick de Wit´s original version of 1668. The map is surrounded by allegorical scenes representing the four elements, also showing sea monsters and animals, sailing ships, gods and goddesses.
The cartographic features include the island of California and open-ended Great Lakes on the Sanson model in North America. Australia is represented only by the northern and western coastlines and Van Diemen´s discoveries are shown in Tasmania and New Zealand. Above and below the map are polar projections, with only the tip of South America shown in the Antarctic sphere.

Shirley 495.

Konditionsrapport

Map trimmed into plate area, lacking a few millimeters of plate, no margins.

Auktionsnummer:

877594

Datum:

2021-03-21