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Hondius World Map from Purchas' Pilgrimes c.1625

Title: Designato Orbis Christiani
Author: Hondius, Jodocus/ Samuel Purchas
Description: Copper-engraved map, modern hand-coloring. 14.7x18.5 cm. (5¾x7¼").Re-issue of the 1607 map that appeared in the Mercator-Hondius Atlas Minor, as published in Purchas His Pilgrimes, c.1625, with text on verso and the caption heading "Hondius his Map of the Christian World." Shirley describes the map as "planispherical in form and shows by means of symbols the areas where Christian, Moslem and idolatrous religions are most prevalent. The map is of interest as one of the first examples of thematic illlustration..." Shirley 260 & 311.
Heading: zzgPlace Published: London
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Date Published: 1607-c.1625