Hendrik Willem Van Loon (Dutch-American, 1882-1944). Illustrated World Map, 1932. A hand colored outlined pictorial map of the world on Mercator projections with topographical relief shown pictorially by cartographer Hendrik Willem Van Loon. Note the lovely illustrations including: sun at left, crescent moon in the center, compass rose at lower center, and an inscription at the lower right that reads, "This map of the world is drawn according to the projection of Gerard Kremer or Gerardus Mercator, by his good neighbor. Thanks, Hendrik Van Loon 21/5 XXXII". Below the map is a beautiful drawing of an Old World European landscape (right) across the seas from a New World landscape of the Americas (left). Set in a charming period frame under glass. Size: 21.5" W x 17.5" H (54.6 cm x 44.4 cm) including frame

Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection

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This map has not been examined outside the frame but appears to have some expected toning, waviness, and some staining on lower center. Sections of statistical tables are attached to remnants of gallery paper on the verso. Slight age wear to the frame.