Nova totius terrarum orbis tabula auctore F. de Wit
Bound sheet. Hand col engr. Cartographic Note: Double hemisphere with polar circles. Additional Places: World. Contents Note: Decorated with scenes representing the four elements: air (gods and zodiac); earth (rural); fire (battle), and water (shipping). This map is reduced form Blaeu's 1648 world map, though the inland sea in North America is not included, and North-east asia is considerably smaller. Bound in 'De Zee-Atlas ofte Water-wareld', published by Doncker in 1661.
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Object Details
ID: | PBD8015(1) |
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Type: | Chart |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Junior, Frederick De Wit |
Places: | World |
Date made: | 1660 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Sheet 46.5 x 57.5cm. |