Subject: North Pole
Period: 1683 (circa)
Publication: Description de l'Univers
Color: Black & White
Size:
4.1 x 5.9 inches
10.4 x 15 cm
Miniature map of the North Pole on an azimuth equidistant polar projection with only the landmass outlines shown and named. The northern tip of the Island of California is shown, as well as Terre de Jesso, which is prominently named.
References: McLaughlin #82-1; Pastoureau, Manesson-Mallet I [76].
Condition: A
A sharp impression with light toning along the edges of the sheet and a small chip at bottom left.