Subject: Ancient World
Period: 1719 (published)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
4 x 5.2 inches
10.2 x 13.2 cm
An interesting engraving with three different depictions of the Old World. Top is a hemisphere showing a huge southern continent. Middle is an elliptical projection and at bottom is a Ptolemaic projection. Included is a German text leaf describing the engraving.
References:
Condition: A
Foxing in margins and some residual ink inside plate.