Title: Planiglobii Terrestris Cum Utroq Hemisphaerio Caelesti Generalis Exhibitio . . .
Map Maker:
Johann Baptiste Homann
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Place / Date: Nuremberg / 1720 ca
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Coloring: Hand Colored
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Size: 22 x 19 inches
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Condition: VG
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Price:
SOLD
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Inventory ID: 30869
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Description: Decorative double hemisphere map of the World, richly embellished with Celestial models of the northern and southern hemispheres and other natural phenomenon.
The map includes many famous cartographic inaccuracies. Very incomplete Australia, although with place names and notes of the early discoverers included. The east coast of New Zealand is shown, along with the Tracts of Tasman's 1642 voyage and Magellan's Voyage. The detail in SE Asia is very interesting for the period, as is the treatment of Japan and the NW Coast of America.
The allegorical scenes around the map are a rich combination of science, fantasy and artwork, including two celestial hemispheres, Mt. Etna erupting, numerous natural phenonmena of land and sea, and representations of movements of the sun. Numerous cherubs and windheads, representations of the stars, sun and moon and other decorative features are shown.
Interesting late edition, with California no longer shown as an island. This edition is scarcer than the earlier edition.
Related Categories:
Curiosities
Celestial Maps
Maps of the World
Celestial Maps
Maps of the World
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