Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Blaeu
Place
Date
1638?
Physical Description
1 map : hand coloured ; map 30 x 43 cm, 41 x 55 cm including borders
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Edition/State/Version
French atlas 1660?
Subject Category
Provenance Details
Purchased from Francis Edwards (dealer) with the Vaile Fund, June 1952.
Content
Attractive example of the 4th state of Blaeu's classic world map on Mercator's projection, first issued in 1606 (the first 3 states are rare). The map is reduced from Blaeu's wall map of 1605.
Borders: Top: Septem planetae (seven planets) ; lower: Septem mirabilia mund (seven wonders of the world) ; left side: Quatour elementa (four elements) ; right side: Quatour anni tempestates (four seasons).
The map incorporates early 17th century cartographic misconceptions, including the elongated NW coast of America, massive southern hemisphere with narrow strait between it and South America, and an incomplete New Guinea attached to large southern continent.
Insets: North and South Poles.
Public Access Text
Text on verso (left half follows right) in Middle French, entitled 'Description de l'Univers'.
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Last Update
06 Dec 2024
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