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19 QUAD, M. Typus Orbis Terrarum. Cologne, 1596. Col. Sans texte au verso. Pli central
légèrement jauni. 216 x 310 mm. 2000 - 2200 ¤
wo Rare world map by Matthias Quad, reduced from Mercator’s planispherical map of 1596, with the addition
of the figure of Christ in an oval frame in top left-hand part and a quotation from Cicero at the bottom.
Verso blank. The map features a large “Terra Australis Nondum Cognitae”, which occupies much of the southern
hemisphere. New Guinea is included. Including the mythical islands of Groclant, Thule, Frischlant and
S.Brandam around Greenland. - Shirley, World, 197.
20 VISSCHER, N. Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica. Amsterdam, 1652. Col.
ancien. Carte doublée de papier fort présentant des manques, papier fortement bruni,
déchirure verticale sur toute la longueur et petites déchirures restaurées, coloris affadi.
Cadre. En l’état. - Laid down on paper, restored tear along center fold, several marginal
tears running into the borders, on eight places inside the map, small pieces missing.
Orig. colours a bit faded. Framed. Sold as is. 450 x 555 mm. 2500 - 3500 ¤
wo Splendide mappemonde à bordures en projection de Mercator. Visscher reprend le modèle cartographique
de Blaeu mais corrige et amende la carte pour y faire apparaître de nouvelles découvertes dans la baie d’Hudson.
Richement ornée, les bordures supérieure et inférieure représentent 12 empereurs romains, alors que les
bordures latérales représentent des vues de villes et des personnages en costume indigène. Dans les angles,
4 médaillons figurent les allégories des 4 continents. - This stunning “carte-a-figures” world map on Mercator’s
projection is one of the most richly decorated maps from the Dutch period of pre-eminence in cartography.
While the cartography is similar to Blaeu, Visscher’s map has been updated to show the discoveries
around Hudson Bay and shows the St. Lawrence River extending to a small lake in the middle of North America.
Two polar insets fill the bottom corners and a cartouche in the interior of North America tells of the discovery
of America by Columbus, but erroneously dates the voyage to 1592. The map originated in 1639, this
being the 1652 issue with Visscher’s name and date near the inset of the South Pole. - Shirley, World, 350.
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