Subject: South Polar
Period: 1747 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Portatif
Color: Hand Color
Size:
11.2 x 6.9 inches
28.4 x 17.5 cm
Copper engraved map on a polar projection showing all new discoveries in the region. Inset at left are two small maps: "Het Gezigt van t'Kaap der Besnydenis of Kaap Circoncision…" which was discovered in 1739, and "De Salomons Eilanden door F. Gallego".
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Condition: B
Issued folded and now backed with Japanese tissue, with browning and some restoration along folds (including small loss in title).