A 17th century two-sheet world map on a polar projection, depicted as gores
Alterum Schema Orbis in Plano Depingendi.
Frankfurt: Johann Nicolaus Stoltzenberger, 1628. Two sheets, each c. 280 x 280mm.
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A rare map of the world on a polar projection, with both the North and South hemispheres depicted on four gores each, as if designed to be pasted onto a globe. Geographical information is minimal.
Angelocrater (Daniel Engelhardt, 1569-1635), a Calvinist minister, devised the unusal projection for this map, which was published in his 'Doctrina de Ponderibus, Monetis, et Mensuris per Totum Terrarum Orbem Usitatis'.
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Margin repaired on South Pole map. A fine impression.References:
SHIRLEY: 320, rated 'R' for rare.Related products
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