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308. Hondius (Henricus) no vA To T i u s Te r r A r u M
o r b i s ge o g r A p h i c A A c hy d r o g r A p h i c A TA b u l A, doublehemisphere
world map showing California as an island
and part of the north coast of Australia, with small
celestial globe above, portrait medallions of Julius
Caesar, Ptolemy, Gerard Mercator and Jodocus Hondius
in each corner, with allegorical figures of the four
elements in between, engraved map with later handcolouring,
380 x 540mm., French text verso, central
vertical fold, [Shirley 336, 2nd state], Amsterdam, Jan
Jansson, 1641. £3,000 - £4,000
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