![]() ![]() ![]() Some minor soiling in the image and in the blank margins. Minor tear in lower left margin, just entering printed image. Nova et accuratissima totius terrarum orbis tabula 1 Karte : Kupferdruck 30 x 59 cm, Bildgrösse 51 x 60 cm Ottens Ottens R. No va & accuratissima totius terrarum orbis tabula nautica variationum magneticarum index juxta observationes Anno 1700 Type of Resource. Split and tear in upper margin, entering image, but well repaired on verso. An extraordinary discovery:unknown to bibliographers and collectors until discovery of the variant edition (this copy) in recent months. ![]() A superb double hemisphere world map and one of the earliest world maps to incorporate the discoveries of Tasman in Australia and New Zealand. Gallery of authentic historic rare world maps from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Auctore Nicolao Visscher.: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps Rare Map for Sale: 1658 Nicolas Visscher Double Hemisphere Map of the World at Geographicus Rare Antique Maps Antique Maps of the World. Because of the relatively scarity of this map and Blaeu's prominence as one of the most influential and decorative map makers of the Golden Age of Dutch Cartography, this map has become especially sought after by collectors and increasingly scarce on the market. Blaeu Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula. Orbis Terrarum Nova et Accuratissima Tabula. The map depicts celestial figures seated among the clouds and representations of the four season below, with each figure seated in a chariot drawn by beasts and birds. ![]() The engraving, layout and elegance of decoration are all of the highest standard. This double hemisphere map was prepared at the end of the firm's publishing history and is much rarer than its predecessor. Unlike Blaeu's first world map which appeared in the majority of his atlases and was done on the Mercator projection, for this map Joannes Blaeu utilized a double hemisphere format and depicts California as an island. Moreover, a close comparison of the two maps shows many differences, too many to describe, but clearly the result of having been printed with two different plates, not simply revisions to the same plate. The 3 flying fish at the center of the map in the Atlantic are also missing in this version of the map. The ship below Australia is not present on this edition. The present example is readily distinguishable from the normal Joannes Blaeu World maps by the inclusion of 2 sailing ships off the west coast of South America and 1 ship off the southeastern coastline of South America. Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula. The map was also included in contemporary composite sea atlases of the period by Goos and others. Totius Neobelgii nova et accuratissima tabula.
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