"Philippi Brietii S.J. Ventorum Tabula, Secundum Veterem & Novam Dispositionem et Nomenclaturam", Cluver, Philipp

This handsome wind rose gives the names of the directional winds according to both ancient and modern sources. At bottom are diagrams of the earth identifying the circles of latitude.

Cluver's Introductio in Universam Geographicam was a popular atlas, appearing in over 45 editions during a 100-year period. The first edition was published without maps in the 1620s, and the first edition to include maps was published circa 1641. The various editions were published in different cities throughout Europe, including Amsterdam, Nuremberg, and London, often with new sets of maps engraved. This engraving is from an edition published in Amsterdam by Joannem Pauli with maps by Jan Wolters.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.CLUV-8b.

Condition: B+

A sharp impression, issued folding on a bright sheet with a few faint spots and a tear at top left that has been archivally repaired. The top margin has been trimmed to the neatline by the bookbinder.