Nova orbis tabvla in lvcem edita /
Double hemisphere map of the world, with 2 additional polar projections between the hemispheres and a gold leaf border. Title with privilege statement at top in a ribbon banner. The four corners of the map have allegorical depictions of the seasons, and putti are present in the cusps.
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| Format: | Map |
| Language: | Latin |
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[Amsterdam] :
[Frederik de Wit],
[between 1697 and 1704]
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| Summary: | Double hemisphere map of the world, with 2 additional polar projections between the hemispheres and a gold leaf border. Title with privilege statement at top in a ribbon banner. The four corners of the map have allegorical depictions of the seasons, and putti are present in the cusps. |
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| Item Description: | "A[uctore] F. de Wit." Relief shown pictorially. Scale estimated from measurement at the equator. Prime meridian: Azores. Appears in the cartographer's atlases and Atlas maior between 1697 and 1704; publication date based on states described in Carhart. Privilege statement under title: "Amstelodami cum Privilegio Potentiss. D. Dominorum Ordinum Hollandiæae et Westfrisiæ." Sixth state of map, as indicated by the privilege statement; the presence of putti in the cusps; the addition of Nova Guinea, Quiri Regio and additional Pacific Islands; changes in California and Arctic coasts; grid reference letters in the borders of the hemispheres and around the 80 degree north and south latitude lines; and the addition of dotted borders in North America. The large inland sea in North America has also been replaced by Samson's 1651 depiction of the Great Lakes. Vertical fold line at center. |
| Physical Description: | 1 map : copper engraving, hand colored ; 2 hemispheres each 27 cm in diameter, map 47 x 55 cm on sheet 53 x 62 cm |
| Place of Publication: | Netherlands -- Amsterdam. |