Decorative Vintage World Map - Novus Planiglobii Terrestris - Blaeu \u0026 Valck - 1695 - Posters
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About Decorative Vintage World Map Novus Planiglobii Terrestris Blaeu \u0026 Valck 1695
This uncommon, beautifully engraved map showing the world on a polar projection was the final world map executed by Johannes Blaeu in circa 1672. A tragic fire destroyed the Blaeu company that same year before the map was published. The plate itself survived and was acquired by Gerald Valck, who replaced Blaeu's imprint with his own. Traces of the original imprint can still be discerned in the cartouche. The map shows California as an island; the only Blaeu map to depict this cartographic myth. In the Pacific, the coastline of Australia is beginning take shape. In South America, the mythical Parime Lacus is shown on the Equator, and the southern tip of the continent is oddly truncated due to the projection. About the Posters
Decorative Vintage World Map - Novus Planiglobii Terrestris - Blaeu \u0026 Valck - 1695 by Blaeu & Valck. Our posters are produced on acid-free 220 GSM papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a sufficent white border around the image to allow for future framing, if desired. Product will be shipped in 2-3 days
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