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Auction 147, Lot 372
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"Tabula Fluxus et Refluxus, Rationes in Mari Anglico...", Kircher, Athanasius

Subject: North Atlantic

Period: 1682 (published)

Publication: d'Onder-Aardse Weereld

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.8 x 7.8 inches
19.8 x 19.8 cm
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This unusual map is from Kircher's masterpiece, the first serious effort to describe the physical makeup of the earth, proposing theories (sometimes fantastic) in the areas of physics, geography, geology, and chemistry. It was the first book to describe the ocean's currents, shown here with the coastlines of Britain, Scandinavia, Iceland and the mythical island of Frisland, as well as sketchy coastlines of Western Europe and Canada. Published in a Dutch edition of Kircher's famous Subterranean World by Johann Waesberger. On a full sheet of Dutch text measuring 9.8 x 14.9".

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Condition: A

Marginal soiling.

Estimate: $180 - $220

Sold for: $400

Closed on 11/20/2013

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