Old antique map of the Straits of Magellan & Terra Australis, by Johannes Metellus. 1600
Chica sive Patagonica et Australis Terra. 1598.
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Old, antique map of the Straits of Magellan and Terra Australis, by Johannes Metellus.
Map in two sections: the upper section shows the Straits of Magellan, the lower section the unknown part of the Terra Australis.
Date of the first edition: 1600
Date of this map: 1600
Date on map; 1598
Copper engraving, printed on paper.
Size (not including margins): 22.5 x 28.5cm (8.8 x 11.1 inches)
Verso text: Latin
Condition: A few reinforcements at the back.
Condition Rating: B+
References: Meurer (Cologne), Met 9 (19).
From: America, sive Novus Orbis. Tabulis Aeneis Secundum Rationes Geographicas Delineatus. Cologne, 1600. (Meurer, Met 9)
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