Framed Nova Totivs Terrarvm Orbis Geographica Tabvla Gold Foiled World Map 18 x 23'.
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Nova Totivs Terrarvm Orbis Geographica Tabvla Gold Foiled World Map 18 x 23'. Download and buy this stock image: Map, Nova totivs terrarvm orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabvla auct - AQT-LC190917-041068 from agefotostocks photo. The color in the map is original, though the paper is somewhat darkened with age.ġ932 S. And the actual gold foil part measures 8 x. His two sons Theodorus and Cornelius II continued the business until the early 18th century.Ĭondition: This map is in B condition with a tear (repaired on verso) extending out of the lower centerfold about 1 inch. Justus was the son of Cornelius Danckerts who established the business. Justus Danckerts (1635 – 1701) was a Dutch engraver and print maker whose family ran one of the primary map and atlas publishing houses in Amsterdam during a time that can be considered the renaissance era of modern cartography. Polar projections are presented both above and below. Antique Map of the World from 1643 NOVA TOTIVS TERRARVM ORBIS GEOGRAPHICA AC HYDROGRAPHICA TABVLA Measures Approx 16 x 21 Unsure of actual age of map. Surrounding the map are four allegorical scenes paying tribute to the elements of Fire, Earth, Wind and Water. In North America, the Great Lakes are open ended to the west as is Hudson Bay, suggesting potential Northwest passages.
This fine map of the world features numerous cartographic curiosities, including California as an island, the beginnings of several coastlines in the Pacific, both real and fictitious, false lakes in South America, Africa, and Asia, and a complete absence of Antarctica.
Scarce second state of Danckerts ornate world map that was based upon De Wit’s map of 1668 Nova totivs terrarvm orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabvla Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula Beschrijvinghe des geheelen aerdtrycx Relief shown pictorially.
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