An unusual Italian map cartographically based on Delisle with the twin hemispheres surrounded by allegorical female representations of the continents. The composition is balanced by a large armillary sphere above the map and a decorative title cartouche below. The routes of explorers are traced throughout the oceans.
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Condition: B
Original color, hastily applied and a bit of minor foxing. Tissue repair of a couple of tears in blank margin.