Orbis Terrarum Tabula Recens Emendata et in Lucem
Circa: 1663
Price: $6,500
VISSCHER, Nicolas (1618 - 1679) Amsterdam : 1663. Originally issued in a Dutch bible published in Leiden by Elzevir. Fine early (possibly original) colour heightened with gold, original central crease, and a parallel miscrease, pale foxing, a very good copy. The insert celestial maps depict Ptolemaic and Copernican theories of the heavens. The continents of Europe, Asia, Africa and America are represented by allegorical female figures in the four corners. The second world map created by this highly important cartographer. Shirley 431 (first state)