Subject: Eastern Hemisphere
Period: 1714 (dated)
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Color: Black & White
Size:
19.4 x 19.5 inches
49.3 x 49.5 cm
This fine map of the Eastern Hemisphere is presented in Delisle's scientific style without decorations. In Asia, Japan is joined with a large island labeled Terra Incognita. Australia is beginning to take shape with Tasman's discoveries shown.
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Condition: A
A dark impression on a bright sheet of watermarked paper. There are a few short archivally repaired edge tears at top and minor soiling along the right sheet edge.