World.- Blaeu (Willem Janszoon) Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula, world map on Mercator's projection, with largely identical geographical information as found on Blaeu's wall map of 1605, elaborately decorated with ships, sea monsters, compass roses, and ornate border panels, the upper panel features allegorical representations of the sun, moon and the five known planets, the lower panel showing the seven wonders of the ancient world, with the elements and seasons featured in the left and right panels accordingly, engraving with early hand-colouring, a good impression of Shirley's fourth state (of five), on laid paper with indistinct watermark, platemark 410 x 545 mm (16 1/8 x 21 1/2 in), sheet 478 x 567 mm (18 1/2 x 22 1/4 in), Latin text verso, some light spotting and toning to sheet, minor surface dirt, unframed, Amsterdam, [circa 1635-58]

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Shirley 255 iv/v

⁂ A masterpiece in world mapping from the Golden Age of Dutch Cartography.