Terrarum Orbis Old Style World Map 1630 Henricus Hondius Woven Tapestry Wall Art

Description: Tapestry included only -- rods, tassels, and other accessories are sold separately. This is a modern-made European-woven 1630 World Map, based on the work originally by Henricus Hondius, called Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula, which means "A new complete map of the geography of the earth and oceans." A double-hemisphere world map by one of the most famous of mapmakers and an icon of the Golden Age of Dutch mapmaking, it reflects an impressive knowledge of world geography for its day. Illustrations of the four elements of fire, air, water, and land are included. In the four corners, there are portraits of Julius Caesar, Claudius Ptolemy, and the atlas's first two publishers, Gerard Mercator and Jodocus Hondius, the father of Hendrik.[39] Among its claims to notability is the fact that it was the first dated map published in an atlas, and therefore the first widely available map, to show any part of Australia, the only previous map to do so being Hessel Gerritsz' 1627 Caert van't Landt van d'Eendracht ("Chart of the Land of Eendracht"), which was not widely distributed or recognised. The Australian coastline shown is part of the west coast of Cape York Peninsula, discovered by Jan Carstensz in 1623. Curiously, the map does not show the west coast features shown in Gerritsz' Caert. Product Type:Tapestry Color:Cream, Beige Composition:70% Cotton, 30% Viscose and Polyester Blend Finish:Backed with lining and tunnel for easy hanging Shape:Rectangle

Price: 144.09 USD

Location: Ferndale, Washington

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