ARTIST: Matthias Quad
PUBLISHER: Published by M. Quad, Cologne.
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,
DATE: c.1596.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 8 5/8 x 12 1/4" (21.6 x 31.1 cm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: This map is a reduced version of Mercator's planisphere map, and includes a portrait of Jesus Christ and a quotation from Cicero. This map first appeared in the third edition of Quad's travel book, "Europae totius orbis terrarum." South America is still potato-shaped and North America is excessively broad, with the St. Lawrence River long and prominent. In the Far East, Australia is joined to Terra Australis. A very fine medium sized map of the world. Pleasantly toned, uncolored.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition. Uncolored.
REFERENCE: Shirley, R. "The Mapping of the World" #197.
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