Cartographer:
HOMANN Heirs
Title:
PLANIGLOBII TERRESTRIS Mappa Universalis, Utrumque Hemisphaerium Orient et Occidentale repraesentans Ex IV. mappis generalibus, Hasianus composita et adjectis ceteris hemisphrüs defignata a G M Lorizio.
Stock Code:
6242
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Original colour
Size: (W x H):
58cm x 50cm
23 inches x 19½ inches
Date:
c.1752
Price:
£1675
A very attractive twin hemisphere Mappe Monde, maps of the poles in the cusps, two diagrams either side of lower centre show solar eclipses. In the lower corners two small antipodean maps, one centred on Europe the other on the South Pacific. Two decorated title cartouches in the upper corners, one in Latin and one in French.
Very good condition. The map itself is crisp and clean. Lower and upper margins are slightly chipped and the top right hand corner margin is missing, not affecting the image or the plate mark.