World.- Plancius (Petrus) Orbis Terrarum Typus de Integro Multis in Locis Emendatus auctore Petro
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World.- Plancius (Petrus) Orbis Terrarum Typus de Integro Multis in Locis Emendatus auctore Petro Plancio, double-hemisphere world map, after Mercator's world map of 1587, and the first map to show Japan as four islands, with the addition of 'Magallanica' to the large southern continent, engraving by Baptista Doetecomus, on laid paper with indistinct watermark, platemark 285 x 510 mm (11 1/4 x 20 in), sheet 365 x 510 mm (14 1/4 x 20 in), Dutch text verso, old vertical folds, some marginal damp-stains, handling creases and surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1590]
Literature:
Shirley 177 [second state]
⁂ First map to show Japan as four islands.
Literature:
Shirley 177 [second state]
⁂ First map to show Japan as four islands.
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World.- Plancius (Petrus) Orbis Terrarum Typus de Integro Multis in Locis Emendatus auctore Petro
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