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Jan Blaeu (1596-1673)
Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula, [Amsterdam: 1662 or later]. Handcoloured engraved twin-hemisphere world map, celestial figures seated on clouds in upper border, allegorical figures representing the four seasons in lower border each seated in a chariot pulled by pairs of birds or animals, 405 x 536mm., framed and glazed. Shirley 428: "... the engraving and layout and elegance of decoration are all of the highest standard"; Wagner 389.
Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula, [Amsterdam: 1662 or later]. Handcoloured engraved twin-hemisphere world map, celestial figures seated on clouds in upper border, allegorical figures representing the four seasons in lower border each seated in a chariot pulled by pairs of birds or animals, 405 x 536mm., framed and glazed. Shirley 428: "... the engraving and layout and elegance of decoration are all of the highest standard"; Wagner 389.
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