Old antique map of the Southern Hemisphere by R. & I. Ottens.
| Item number: | 25656 |
| Category: | Antique maps > world and polar regions |
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| Price: | 1200 Euro ($1344 / £1056) |
Hemisphere Meridional pour Voir Plus Distinctement les Terres Australes. - Ottens R. & I., c. 1745.
Old map of the Southern Hemisphere by R. & I. Ottens.
Cartographer: G. Delisle
Copper engraving
Size (not including margins): 46 x 46cm (17.9 x 17.9 inches)
Verso: Blank
Condition: Original coloured, excellent.
Condition Rating: A+
References: MCC 2 (Tooley - Antarctica) #48; Tooley (Australia) #1517.
From: Atlas sive Geographia compendiosa in qua Orbis Terrarum pacis attamen novissimis Tabulis Ostenditur. - Atlas Nouveau, contenant toutes les partis du monde ... R. & I. Ottens, c. 1745.
Reworking of a plate previously published by Covens & Mortier with Bouvet's discovery and a vignette of Cape Circumcision at bottom right.
At the right side, there is an additional text panel describing Lozier Bouvet's 1738-39 voyage. The map shows the routes of Magellan (1520), Tasman (1642), Dampier (1700), Halley (1700), Mendana (1568 & 1595), Le Maire (1615), etc.
