Antique map of World by Scherer Heinrich c. 1700
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References: Shirley (World) - 631
Navigationes Praecipuae Europaeorum Ad Exteras Nationes.
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Category: Antique maps > World
An oval world map, east and west reversed, with pictures of ships in the corners. Shows the sailing routes to the East Indies across the Pacific and (optimistically) around the north-east passage to Japan.
Copper engraving
Size: 23 x 36cm (9 x 14 inches)
Verso: Blank
Condition: Excellent.
References: Shirley (World), 631.
From: Atlas Novus ... Munich, c. 1700.
