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14. HENDRICK HONDIUS (1597 - 1651)
“Poli Arctici Et Circumtacentium Terrarum Descriptio Novissima” + “Polus Antarcticus”
2 contemporary handcolored engravings, each c. 43,5x49cm
AMSTERDAM c. 1664
A FINE , CLASSIC PAIR OF MAPS OF THE POLES.
A uniform pair, the North Pole map, according to Burden, is in its unusual state 4 with the J. Janssonius imprint. This map (first state is 1636) is
a modernized version of the Mercator Polar map from 1595/1606, see entry 10. On the Antarctic map, both cartouches are left blank in this state.
Both maps have no text verso. “Poli Arctici” is surrounded by vignettes of arctic whaling. The “Polus Antarcticus” map has scenes with natives
from the south Pacific, Pategonia. Magellanica and Cape of Good Hope. Tooley writes in “Mapping of Australia” no.10: “the first printed map as
far as I know to show the discovery of Peter Nuyts land, or part of the south coast of Australia and was the best map of Australia prior to Tasman’s
discoveries”.
Both maps backed with fine tisssue paper, some restorations (mainly the Arctic map) along the centrefold.
(Ref: The Arctic map: P. Burden “The Mapping of North America” 246 “state 4”, Kershaw “Printed Maps of Canada” entry 101 “third state”, W. B. Ginsberg “Septentrionalium -
An Exhibit 2001” no. 44)
32 000,-
(€3720)
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