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First Issue of Vrient's Miniature World Map
[Globus Terrestris.]
Jan Baptista Vrients.

Antwerp, Vrients, 1601. When Vrients published his first edition of Ortelius's Epitome he introduced this new double-hemisphere map, alongside the original oval map engraved by Galle. It is untitled, although there is 'Globus Terrestris' in letterpress above the map. Under the spheres is a rustic scene, with a church in the centre.
VRIE0001		£750.00

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Two-sheet hemisphere world map
Nouveau Continent Avec plusiers Isles. [&] Ancien Continent Avec plusiers Isles, Oceans et Mers.
Alain Manesson Mallet.

Paris, 1683. A pair of hemispheres, the west with California as an island and the unnamed partial outline of New Zealand, the east with the parts of Australia. Published in Mallet's 'Description de l'Univers'.
MALL0097		£300.00

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Double-hemisphere World map
Mappe-Monde ou Carte Generale de la Terre...
Nicolas De Fer

Paris, 1705. Double-hemisphere world map with California as an island, decorated with roundel portraits of nine explorers, including Columbus, Vespucci, Magellan, Marco Polo & Drake. Early mapping of North America with the Great Lakes in outline.
DEFE0005		£650.00

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Double-hemisphere world map of Rosaccio
Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio.
Girolamo Ruscelli.

Venice, Lasor a Varea, 1713. Double-hemisphere world map.
ROSA0001		£495.00

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Double-hemisphere world map
Globus Terrestris.
N. Jonge.

Copenhagen, Jonge, c.1760. Double-hemisphere world map, with the title on a banner.
JONG0001		£340.00

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A map of the winds and Monsoons in the Tropics
Carte de la Direction des Vents Généraux et des Moussons.
Anonymous.

Paris, c.1790. Pair of maps showing the prevailing winds between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, with the seasonal directions of the Monsoons.
ANON0029		£90.00

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World on Mercator's Projection
Il Mappamondo o sia Descrizione Generale del Globo Ridotto in Quadro.
Antonio Zatta.

Venice, 1795. The world on Mercator's Projection. Despite the date of 1795 and the inclusion of the route taken by Cook in his first circumnavigation, the coastlines of New Zealand and the Bering Straits have not been corrected.
ZATT0052		£490.00

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A map of the world's mountain ranges
Map of the World Exhibiting the Principal Features, in Natural Geography.
Cooper.

London: Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1809. A map showing the mountain ranges, including Rennell's infamous 'Mountains of Kong' in Africa.
COOP0001		£95.00

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World map on Mercator's Projection
Planisphère.
Victor Levasseur.

Paris, c.1850. The World on Mercator's Projection, with ornate vignette borders.
LEVA0012		£195.00

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