Planisphærium terrestre, sive terrarum orbis planisphæricè constructi repræsentatio quintuplex : adjunctis aliquibus astronomicæ geographiæ tyrociniis
auctore Carolo Allard, Amstelo-Batavo
MAP
Covens and Mortier,
1720
1 map : hand col. ; 2 hemispheres each 29 cm. diameter, on sheet 52 x 60 cm
Abstract
This uncommon Dutch world map in two hemispheres was reissued in Amsterdam by Covens and Mortier. Its lack of decoration is typical for Dutch world maps of this period. There are 12 ancillary maps and diagrams around the border. Note that the map includes California as an island, a large landmass extending from Japan to America, and an increasingly complete Australia.
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Decorative map of the World, Showing California as an Island. Double Hemisphere map, surrounded by additional hemispheric projections, one of the earliest maps to abandon the baroque style of the 17th Century for a more scientific appearance. Traditional double hemisphere, plus eith other spheres, showing the world in various orientations. Allard’s innovative style was copied by a number of other mapmakers, including Schenk, Zurner, Homann and Seutter. Shirley 578. A nice dark example of this historically significant world map Narrowed margins, as issued. The upper right corner of the map has a long tear which has been archivally repaired on the verso and is nearly invisible. A visually striking example.
Cited from: http://www.raremaps.com/gallery/archivedetail/1026/Planisphaerium_Terrestre_Sive_Terrarum_Orbisa/Allard.html
Decorative map of the World, Showing California as an Island. Double Hemisphere map, surrounded by additional hemispheric projections, one of the earliest maps to abandon the baroque style of the 17th Century for a more scientific appearance. Traditional double hemisphere, plus eith other spheres, showing the world in various orientations. Allard’s innovative style was copied by a number of other mapmakers, including Schenk, Zurner, Homann and Seutter. Shirley 578. A nice dark example of this historically significant world map Narrowed margins, as issued. The upper right corner of the map has a long tear which has been archivally repaired on the verso and is nearly invisible. A visually striking example.
Cited from:
http://www.raremaps.com/gallery/archivedetail/1026/Planisphaerium_Terrestre_Sive_Terrarum_Orbisa/Allard.html