Price: $2,450.00
SKU: 30086
ARTIST: Cornelis van Wytfliet
PUBLISHER: Published in "Descriptionis Ptolemaicae Augmentum." Louvain.
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,
DATE: c.1597
EDITION SIZE: Image size 8 7/8 x 11 1/4" (22.7 x 28.5 cm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: This fine map of the world was based on Mercator's map published in 1587 (Shirley 157) A figure of Atlas is depicted holding the spheres from below.<br><br> The map was issued in 1597, just as important cartographic advancements were resulting from the voyages of Linschoten, Barentsz, Houtman, and others were being disseminated.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition.
REFERENCE: Shirley, R. "Mapping of the World" #207.
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