This large beautifully hand coloured original
antique Twin Hemisphere World Map was
engraved by Pierre Mariette and published by Guillaume Sanson in
1678 - dated.
This elegant map is a progression of Nicolas Sanson's
Twin Hemisphere World
map of 1651. Nicolas drew this map for his 1660 atlas,
and after his death in 1667, his sons Guillaume and Adrien used it in their atlases of 1669 and 1678.
This
edition shows Australia with more definition,
this along with Tasmania's coast and a small portion of New Zealand's
coastline.
This map is the first to indicate N.
Danemarck west of the Hudson Bay, here named Mer
Christiane. California is shown as an island,
and Acoma and Santa Fe are noted in the Southwest, with
Acoma shown correctly atop a mesa. The coastline of Asia
is shown with the discoveries of the De Vries noted,
including Terre de Iesso or Ieco, and a land
called Yupi. The Great Lakes are not updated from
the 1651 version, and do not show all five lakes. The
map is typical of Sanson's "scientific" style of
cartography with no decorative elements.
It was
published in conjunction with Pierre Mariette (father
and son), who published many of Sanson's works after
1645. (Ref: Shirley; Tooley; Koeman)
General
Description:
Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable
Paper color: - White
Age of map color: - Early
Colors used: - Yellow, green, pink
General color appearance: - Authentic
Paper size: - 23 1/2in x 17 1/2in (600mm x 445mm)
Plate size: - 23 1/2in x 15 1/2in (600mm x 395mm)
Margins: - Min 1/2in (12mm)
Imperfections:
Margins: - Light soiling
Plate area: - Light soiling, professional repair to &
adjacent to centerfold
Verso: - None
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