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Auction 186, Lot 49

"Proiectio Optica Hemisphaerii Polaris Arctici", Scherer, Heinrich

Subject: North Pole

Period: 1710 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Novus

Color: Black & White

Size:
7.4 x 9.5 inches
18.8 x 24.1 cm
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Unusual chart showing the northern hemisphere centered on the North Pole and surrounded by four terrestrial diagrams. The island of California is shown, with only major rivers, lakes and mountains depicted on each continent.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.SHER-1a #119.

Condition: A

A sharp impression with very narrow left margin with some tiny chips due to how the map was originally bound.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $275

Closed on 2/9/2022

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