GOOD 1686 DOUBLE HEMISPHERE WORLD MAP. Comprising a very good 17th century crisp printing on laid paper of "Mappe-Monde Geo-Hydrographique, ou Description Generale du Globe Terrestre et Aquatique en Deux-Plans-Hemispheres…" by Gerard Valck (1652-1726). This is very rare and decorative double-hemisphere world map decorated with vignettes representing the four seasons with hand coloring, after Jaillot's similarly-titled world map published in 1674. The map displays California as an island and a large Terre de Iesso. The mythical lakes Lac Parime and Lac Xarayes are depicted in South America. A partial outline of the great southern continent, Terre Australe et Inconnue and there are only partial outlines of Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania. This map comes from Gerard Valk's? atlas "Nova totius Geographia…" published in Amsterdam, c. 1686. Size 61cm x 53cm, contained in a simple wood glazed wood frame. A very strong example of this most desirebale map. Loose, not laid down.

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