totus circuli westphalici accurata descriptio visscher

Stanford copy: Minor fold split at lower centerfold and some abrasions at lower left margin.

The present example is the first state of Visscher's map, pre-dating the removal of the ships in the Ocean (2nd state, 1670) and pre-dating the addition of Visscher's privilege in the lower right corner (3rd state, 1677). The map includes a dedication cartouche to Nicolas Witsen, the Mayor of Amsterdam and driving force behind many voyages of commerce and discovery at the time. Item number: 28200 900 (900 / 765) Palatinatus Rheni Nova et Accurata Descriptio. The majority of the cartographic details derive from Joan Blaeu's wall map of the world, published in 1648. Rheinland-Pfalz (Lorraine on verso) by Lorenz Fries. California appears in the Briggs model, unlike later copies of the map by DeWit and others, who used the Sanson Model. Totius Circuli Westphalici accurata descriptio : cum Privilegio Ordin. The map includes California as an Island, one massive open ended Great Lake, conjectural Northwest Passage, Straits on Anian, and rich illustration in the interior of North And South America, along with nearly a dozen ships at sea and two rich cartouches. Item type: 1 map Medium: copperplate engraving Dimensions: 39 x 53 cm Former owner: George III, King of Great Britain. Place of publication: Amsterdam Publisher: AMSTELODAMI Sumptibus Henrici Hondy, Date of publication: between 16.

Visscher's map became the proto-type map for Dutch maps of America for the next 50 years. After Henricus Hondius (Dutch, 1597 1651) Totius Circuli Westphalici accurata descriptio Amstelodami Sumptibus Henrici Hondy, late 18th century Hand-colored engraving on wove paper Unsigned Text to verso Condition -. Map information: Title: 'TOTIUS CIRCULI WESTPHALICI accurata descriptio ' Author(s): Hondius, Hendrik British Library shelfmark: Maps K.Top.91.5. Decorative example of Visscher's famous map of the Western Hemisphere, showing California as an Island and a small slice of New Zealand at the lower left corner, next to the title cartouche.Novissima et Accuratissima Totius Americae Descriptio per N.

Totus circuli westphalici accurata descriptio visscher