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de Wit, Frederick

Nova Orbis Tabula, in Lucem Edita, A.F. de Wit.

€5,950.00

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Eigenschaften
  • de Wit , Amsterdam
  • 1670
  • Antique Map, map
  • Copper engraving / Original colour.
  • 1670
  • 465 by 545mm (18¼ by 21½ inches).
  • Shirley #451 (state 1 of 2).
  • 16272
  • Verso a few minor skillfully restored splits, due of the old colors, mainly near the centre fold and near the margins. In good to very good condition.

Article description

Article description

Copper-engraving, in original hand colour (when published). A very good and sharp impression of this double hemisphere world map. The map is showing California as an Island (here with the sharp top). The map is ornated in the corners with very decorative mythological scenes. 'De Wit's map is one of the most attractive of its time. The brilliant scenes in the corners combine images of the four seasons, the elements, and the signs of the zodiac in a well balanced and naturalistic way' (Shirley p. 469). The map was published ca. 1670 in atlases by de Wit and is here present in its 1st state, before the cusps were filled with cherubs and an outer border was added.

Shirley #451 (state 1 of 2).


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