Old antique world map, by John Overton. 1670
Double hemisphere map with smaller celestial hemispheres. Vignettes in upper and lower borders showing couples in traditional dress from different parts of the world. At the sides are pictures of the traditional circumnavigators - Drake, Cavendish, Magellan and Noort - and small seasonal scenes.
A New and Accurate Map of the World Drawne According to the Best and Late Discoveries Anno Dom 1670.
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Category: Antique maps > World
Old, antique world map by John Overton.
Double hemisphere map with smaller celestial hemispheres. Vignettes in upper and lower borders showing couples in traditional dress from different parts of the world. At the sides are pictures of the traditional circumnavigators - Drake, Cavendish, Magellan and Noort - and small seasonal scenes.
Date of the first edition: 1670
Date of this map: 1670
Copper engraving
Size: 39 x 52cm (15.2 x 20.3 inches)
Verso: Blank
Condition: Upper, right and bottom margins trimmed, was folded into 8vo, original coloured.
Condition Rating: B
References: Shirley (World), 456.
Separate publication
Double hemisphere map with smaller celestial hemispheres. Vignettes in upper and lower borders showing couples in traditional dress from different parts of the world. At the sides are pictures of the traditional circumnavigators - Drake, Cavendish, Magellan and Noort - and small seasonal scenes.
