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Auction 157, Lot 75

"Circumferentia Terrae Continet Milliaria Germanica 5400. Italica Vero 21600", Blaeu, Johannes

Subject: Western Hemisphere - America

Period: 1662 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Maior

Color: Black & White

Size:
4.3 x 4.3 inches
10.9 x 10.9 cm
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This simple and elegant map of the Americas appears on a sheet of Latin text (11.3 x 19.3") from the introduction to Blaeu's Atlas Maior. The western coast of North America is depicted in an odd configuration dominated by a large Baja California. Several rivers run through the interior of South America. A vast southern continent almost connected to South America is shown in the Mar del Zur. The map is crossed by banners measuring the earth's diameter. Beneath the map is a diagram of longitudinal lines. The verso features a stripped-down globe, a diagram of latitudinal lines, and a table on the climate at various coordinates.

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Condition: A

There is a small light stain outside the map and minor show-through of text on verso.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Unsold

Closed on 5/4/2016

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