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Philippi Cluverii. Introductio in Omnem Geographiam...

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  • PUBLISHER: Published by the Heirs of Johan Bunonis, Wolffenbuttel.

  • MEDIUM: Copper engraving,

    DATE: 1694.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 7 1/2 x 6 1/8" (19.2 x 15.4 cm)

  • DESCRIPTION: Allegorical titlepage engraved by Herman Mosting of Luneburg for Philip Cluver's geography. Cluver sits beside a table displaying a globe turned to show Europe, Persia and Africa. Two cherubs, one holding an orrery, appear at the sides. To the rear is a walled city. Cluver’s geography as one of the most popular of the late 17th century.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Generally good condition, some damages in the margins.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps

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