Lot #: 97610
Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio... ( and) America...(and) Europa ...(and) Africa ... (and) Asia ... |
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Selling price: $7500
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Description
Beautiful set of the world and continents. French text on verso.
Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio Quam ex Magna Universali Gerardi Mercatoris ... Rumoldus Mercator fieri curabat A°. M. D. LXXXVII. World in two hemispheres, surrounded by a strapwork border. An armillary sphere and an elaborate compass rose between the two hemispheres. Compiled by Rumold Mercator after Gerardus Mercator's world map of 1569. (290 x 515 cm.) Reference: Shirley: Mapping of the world, Entry 157.
The depiction of the Nile is based on Ptolemy's geography with some complex modifications from various sources, including Abyssinian monks. References: Betz #31; Norwich #21; Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #8600:1A.
There is a large inland lake in Canada, and the St Lawrence River extends nearly halfway across the continent with no Great Lakes. There is still a bulge on the west coast of South America. The large southern continent extends above the Tropic of Capricorn in the Pacific, where there is the huge island of New Guinea. (375 x 460 mm.) Reference: P.Burden: Mapping of America, # 87.
"Asia ex magna orbis terrae descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris desumpta, studio et industria G.M. Iunioris." Map of Asia with a nice and decorative title cartouche. Gastaldi's fabled Strait of Anian separates the coasts of Northeast Asia and Northwest North America. South of this strait, a beautifully engraved galleon gives speculation about a northern route to Asia. Sumatra has a curiously archaic outline, while the relationship between New Guinea and Terra Australis is left to the viewer's imagination. References: Yeo #13; Parry #3.13, Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #8000:1A.(380 x 465 mm.)
Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio Quam ex Magna Universali Gerardi Mercatoris ... Rumoldus Mercator fieri curabat A°. M. D. LXXXVII. World in two hemispheres, surrounded by a strapwork border. An armillary sphere and an elaborate compass rose between the two hemispheres. Compiled by Rumold Mercator after Gerardus Mercator's world map of 1569. (290 x 515 cm.) Reference: Shirley: Mapping of the world, Entry 157.
The depiction of the Nile is based on Ptolemy's geography with some complex modifications from various sources, including Abyssinian monks. References: Betz #31; Norwich #21; Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #8600:1A.
There is a large inland lake in Canada, and the St Lawrence River extends nearly halfway across the continent with no Great Lakes. There is still a bulge on the west coast of South America. The large southern continent extends above the Tropic of Capricorn in the Pacific, where there is the huge island of New Guinea. (375 x 460 mm.) Reference: P.Burden: Mapping of America, # 87.
"Asia ex magna orbis terrae descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris desumpta, studio et industria G.M. Iunioris." Map of Asia with a nice and decorative title cartouche. Gastaldi's fabled Strait of Anian separates the coasts of Northeast Asia and Northwest North America. South of this strait, a beautifully engraved galleon gives speculation about a northern route to Asia. Sumatra has a curiously archaic outline, while the relationship between New Guinea and Terra Australis is left to the viewer's imagination. References: Yeo #13; Parry #3.13, Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #8000:1A.(380 x 465 mm.)
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