Decorative Vintage World Map - De Werelt Caart - Cornelis Dankerts - 1645 - Art Prints
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About Decorative Vintage World Map De Werelt Caart Cornelis Dankerts 1645
First state (out of three) antique double hemisphere world map by Cornelis Dankerts (Danckerts), engraved by Albert Schut, printed in 1710.This map is the first state out of 3 (with 'tot Amsterdam Nieuwelijks uyt Gegeven door Cornelis Dankerts voor aen de Nieuwendyck in den Atlas met Privilege' at bottom left ) and was published by R. and J.Wetstein, William Smith and Samuel Luchtmans. (Ref: Poortman). California is shown as an island and Terra Esonis stretches from just above California nearly to Asia and the land of Yedso above Japan. North and south polar projections appear at the top and bottom between the spheres. In each upper corner are illustrations of Ptolemaic theory on the revolution of the planets and stars around the earth. In the lower corners are diagrams of the movement of the Sun throughout varying degrees of latitude and a plan of the Sun, Moon and Earth during lunar and solar eclipses. There are extensive notations in Dutch at the top and a keyed table of latitude at the bottom. About the Art Prints
Decorative Vintage World Map - De Werelt Caart - Cornelis Dankerts - 1645 by Cornelis Dankerts. Our art prints are produced on acid-free 220 GSM papers using archival inks and lamination to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All prints include a sufficent white border around the image to allow for future framing, if desired. Product will be shipped in 2 days
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