Unusual Seventeenth-Century World Map Projection Highly unusual gore map of the world by German minister, mapmaker, and surveyor Daniel Angelocrator, employing a projection apparently of his own invention or adaptation. The map is derived from the...
Unusual Seventeenth-Century Projection of the Northern Hemisphere Highly unusual gore map of the Northern Hemisphere by German minister, mapmaker, and surveyor Daniel Angelocrator, employing a projection apparently of his own invention or adaptation....
Fine example of Blaeu's map of the lower Elbe River, including Hamburg. The map is oriented with south at the top and divided into two sections, each of which includes an elaborate coat of arms.
Detailed early map of Asia, from the Mercator-Hondius Atlas Minor. Korea is shown as an island. The Philppines are named and shown in a relatively recognizable shape.
Nice example of this fine miniature map of the North Polar regions, being a reduced copy of the first separate map of the North Polar Regions. The map is extended to 60 degrees, to incorporate the recent explorations in search of the North West and...
