Lot 593
Mappe Monde qui represente les deux Hemispheres. Homann Heirs, 1746. Or, Planiglobii Terrestris Mappa Universalis. Nuremburg (?). Sheet size: 23 x 19¾". Image size: 21¾ x 18¼". Hand-colored, probable combination of old and newer color. Gorgeous map of the two hemispheres, with four smaller polar projections and two illustrations of solar positions. Two ornate colored cartouches -- one shows the title and publishing information in Latin, the other in French. Matted and framed to 32 x 26". One distinct vertical center fold with creasing and minor soil to either side, overall minor soil, toning and foxing is worse in margins, two top corners show minor paper loss with additional creasing and probable adhesive residue at top right, one small tear (¾") at top margin and one very small nick at lower left margin, faint 2" abrasion near the tip of Japan. Not examined out of frame. In spite of the defects mentioned above, this remains a very attractive and appealing map.
The incomplete outlines of the American West, the absence of polar land masses (with the exception of Greenland's coast), and the rudimentary description of the Australian coast emphasize the age of this map and the elaborate cartouches and projections illustrate the importance of this map at its creation, both as a tool for learning and a status symbol.
Estimated Value $600 - 700.
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