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Nova Orbis Tabula, Mapamundi Wall Map, c. 1670

A reproduction of a very pretty wall map of the world from mid-17th century, size 62x53cm /(24.5″x21″ approx), with the two hemispheres accompanied by circular insets showing the Polar Regions and surrounded by colourful drawings.Drawn by Frederick de Wit (1629/1630 ‘“ 1706) and originally published in Amsterdam around 1665, the map is not dated but Australia is annotated as ‘œDetecta 1644″. The map provides a fascinating picture of the extent of geographical knowledge in mid-17th century: quite accurate presentation of the coastlines of Africa or South America but not much was known then about western North America and eastern Australia is still blank. Equally contrasting are the two insets of the Polar Region, already much of the Arctic is shown but nothing around the ‘œPolus Antarcticus”. Lovely colourful drawings surrounding the map present a very jolly picture of the world full of wine and happy cherubs!

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