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HONDIUS, Henricus. Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula, Amsterdam: Joannes Janssonius, 1663. Hand-coloured engraved twin-hemisphere world map, symbols of the four elements and portraits of Julius Caesar, Claudius Ptolomaeus, Gerard Mercator and Judocus Hondius in the corners, celestial globe, Latin text on verso, 378 x 545mm. Third state. Shirley 336; Wagner 308 and 343.
"... a fine ornate example of the decorative cartography of the time. The two hemispheres are bordered by voluptuous representations of the four elements and other scenes ... For geographical detail Hondius has followed Speed and his contemporaries and also presents California as an island. New features include part of the north Australia coastline extending towards New Guinea and a redrawing of north-east Canada ..." (Shirley).
"... a fine ornate example of the decorative cartography of the time. The two hemispheres are bordered by voluptuous representations of the four elements and other scenes ... For geographical detail Hondius has followed Speed and his contemporaries and also presents California as an island. New features include part of the north Australia coastline extending towards New Guinea and a redrawing of north-east Canada ..." (Shirley).
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