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An attractive, double-hemisphere map of the world with very distinctive surrounding decoration. Many signs of the zodiac are shown with cherubs and other celestial figures - angels support each of the polar hemispheres that appear centrally on the map. Such zodiacal illustration is seen less frequently than depictions of the four elements or allegories of the continents. Geographically the map shows typical features for the period with California as an island, Australia and the Pacific after Tasman's voyage of mid-century, and so on. Nicolas Visscher was one of a family of prominent map makers and engravers active throughout the seventeenth century and responsible for some of the finest works of the 'Golden Age of Dutch Cartography'. This map is a fine exemplar.
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