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Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore F. De Wit - de Wit F., 1660.



First state (= with the name "F. De Wit").

Copper engraving
Size: 44 x 56cm (17 x 22 inches)
Verso: Blank
Dated: 1660.
Condition: Old coloured (modern colour added), age toned, centrefold and some small tears repaired.
References: Shirley (World), 421.

From: De Zee-Atlas Ofte Water-Wereld . . . By Hendrik Doncker . . . Anno 1660. (Koeman, Don 2 (1))

This is De Wit's first world map, reduced with minor amendments from Blaeu's classic wall map of 1648.

Shirley: "Especially when richly coloured, De Wit's map is one of the most decorative standard-size maps of the time and it is much less commonly found than his three other atlas world maps".

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Item number: 24210
Price: 10000 Euro

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