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The Catholic regions of the world
£900
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A map showing the world in a single hemisphere, depicting those parts of the world that Catholic missionaries had reached. California is shown as an Island. Nova Hollandia ( Australia) is now clearly separated from Nova Guinea, although without a Southern Coastline. Northwest and Northeast passages are shown
It is decorated with vignettes of a ship crossing the ocean, Christ with a cross and herdsmen separating the sheep from the goats (an allegory of Christian missionaries), with the goats entering the mouth of a monster.
Additional information
| Dimensions | 355 × 240 mm |
|---|---|
| Cartographer | |
| Date | 1700 |
| Extra Info | Repraesentatio Totius Orbis Terraquei cuius partes, quae Umbra Carent, fide Catholica Imbutae sunt, relinquae omnes Inumbratae Religionis Catholicae Expertes Sunt. |
| Publication | Munich, c.1700. Coloured. 240 x 355mm. |
| Condition | A good example. |
| References | – |
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