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). (to accompany) Atlas geographicus omnes orbis terrarum regiones Atlas geographique representant en XLI cartes toutes les regions de la terre. 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. circuli Westphalici, Rhenani superioris, Belgii Foederati et catholici ad emendatoria exemplaria adhuc edita jussu Acad. (half title page) Atlas Minor sive Geographia Compendiosa, qua Orbis Terrarum. (to accompany) Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delinea ex conatibus Nico. The majority of the cartographic details derive from Joan Blaeu's wall map of the world, published in 1648. Totius Circuli Westphalici : accurata descriptio Pr. Magna cura in lucem editum per Nicolaum Joannis Piscatore. Title: Palatinatus Rheni Nova et Accurata Descriptio. California appears in the Briggs model, unlike later copies of the map by DeWit and others, who used the Sanson Model. Old, antique map of Rheinland-Pfalz, by Nicolaes Visscher I. ![]() ![]() 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. Visscher's map became the proto-type map for Dutch maps of America for the next 50 years. 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.
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