Archived Record - Auction Closed!! Auction #102, closed March, 2003

Lot Number: Title: Period: Cartographer: Subject: Size: Hammer Price: Description:

49 Regionum Circum Polarium Lapponiae Islandiae et Groenlandiae Novae et Veteris Nova Descriptio Geographica 1701 Scherer North Pole 13.7" x 9" $1,300.00 This fascinating map of the North Pole is a visual delight. The map itself presents typical cartography for the period, leaving open the possibility of both a Northeast and Northwest Passage to the Far East. The map is literally filled with images of sea monsters, whaling, hunting and exploration. The title cartouche is engraved onto the hide of a polar bear with two hunters, and at right is a vignette of the people of Lapland.