Nova orbis tabula in Lucem Edita. Late 17th century
'Nova orbis tabula in Lucem edita A.F. de Wit'. Similar to F. de Wit's map of 1660, except for slight revision of coastline of the small portion of Zeelandia Nova shown. The world in two hemispheres with smaller maps of Arctic and Antarctic poles, at top and bottom centre, but the ast...
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Language: | English |
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UTAS Special & Rare Collections, The Royal Society of Tasmania
1699
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Online Access: | https://eprints.utas.edu.au/17564/ https://eprints.utas.edu.au/17564/1/RS-Mp-8.pdf https://eprints.utas.edu.au/17564/3/RS-Mp-8.jpg |
Summary: | 'Nova orbis tabula in Lucem edita A.F. de Wit'. Similar to F. de Wit's map of 1660, except for slight revision of coastline of the small portion of Zeelandia Nova shown. The world in two hemispheres with smaller maps of Arctic and Antarctic poles, at top and bottom centre, but the astronomical maps are omitted. Border decorated with bacchanalian scenes, coloured. (cf. Remarkable maps III 6 [RS.Mp.4]) West Australia & Gulf of Carpentaria shown, small part of V.D.L. and small piece of coastline of N.Z. Size: 55 cm x 46 cm. RS Mp/8 |
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