Nouvelle et exacte description du globe terrestre reveue corrigée et augmentée suivant les dernières relations des Anglais et Hollandois /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
Format: Map
Language:French
Published: [Washington D.C.] : [Library of Congress], [1997]
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Description
Item Description:Relief shown pictorially.
Includes maps of constellations of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.
Upper and lower ornamental borders show peoples of the world and allegorical figures of the four elements. Side borders show allegorical figures of the four seasons.
Illustrations of ships and sea creatures in bodies of water.
Includes exploration notes for some regions. Some notes in decorative cartouches.
"Original source from the Library of Congress collection, scanned on a Tangent ..., plotted on a Hewlett-Packard ..., reproduced on Rexam ..., color matching using Tangent's ..."
Accompanying letter dated "February 6, 1997."
Cartographic material.
Physical Description:1 map : color ; 2 hemispheres each 27 cm in diameter, on sheet 43 x 57 cm