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Tabula Geographico-Hydrographica ... Montes Volcanios

Tabula Geographico-Hydrographica ... Montes Volcanios

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Athanasius Kircher was a Jesuit scholar and inventor of the magic lantern. Here he shows volcanoes, currents and chasms and is credited by Shirley as being "one of the first compilers of semi-scientific knowledge about the physical features of the earth".

region: Mercator Projection
mapmaker: A.Kircher
place and date of publication: Amsterdam 1665
medium and colour: Copperplate, Uncoloured
size in cms: 54.5 x 33.5
ref: 28634
price: £ 1650

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