Coronelli, Vincenzo Maria, and Jean-Nicolas De TralageLe Globe Terrestre Representé En Deux Plans-Hemispheres Et En Diverses Autres Figures. Paris: Jean-Baptiste Nolin [after 1690] Copper-engraved map (sheet size: 508 x 641 mm). Second state, full contemporary color in many parts, outline color in others; several expertly repaired tears. A finely engraved world map, devised by one of the period's greatest cartographers The present map is the result of the synergy of the talents of Coronelli and his French colleague Tralage, popularly known as the Sieur de Tillemont. It principally depicts the world in a bi-hemispheric projection, and largely follows the geography represented on Coronelli's celebrated globe of 1688. California is shown to be an island, and in the enigmatic void that lies to the northwest is the "Strait of Anian" that supposedly formed the western terminus of a Northwest Passage. Beyond the strait, just to the northeast of Japan is the mysterious "Terre de Jessu," perhaps representing Hokkaido. Much further south, the loosely-defined area that is now known as New Guinea is labelled as the "Terre de Quir," noting on the map that it was discovered in 1606 by the Spanish explorer Ferdinand de Quir. The only major addition here to Coronelli's established geography is the appearance of the Solomon Islands. Surrounding these principal hemispheres are eight diverse hemispheric projections of the world, evincing a playful fascination with mathematics and perspective that anticipated the Enlightenment of the next century. This map was first printed in 1690, and the present example is in the second state, as indicated by its dedication which honors Louis Philippeaux de Ponchartrain, the French minister of Finance. Coronelli, a Venetian scholar and Minorite Friar, became one of the most celebrated map and globe makers of his era. Throughout his industrious life he produced more than one-hundred terrestrial and celestial globes, several hundred maps, and a wealth of cartographic publications. REFERENCEShirley, The Mapping of the World 546Condition reportCondition as described in catalogue entry. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
Coronelli, Vincenzo Maria, and Jean-Nicolas De TralageLe Globe Terrestre Representé En Deux Plans-Hemispheres Et En Diverses Autres Figures. Paris: Jean-Baptiste Nolin [after 1690] Copper-engraved map (sheet size: 508 x 641 mm). Second state, full contemporary color in many parts, outline color in others; several expertly repaired tears. A finely engraved world map, devised by one of the period's greatest cartographers The present map is the result of the synergy of the talents of Coronelli and his French colleague Tralage, popularly known as the Sieur de Tillemont. It principally depicts the world in a bi-hemispheric projection, and largely follows the geography represented on Coronelli's celebrated globe of 1688. California is shown to be an island, and in the enigmatic void that lies to the northwest is the "Strait of Anian" that supposedly formed the western terminus of a Northwest Passage. Beyond the strait, just to the northeast of Japan is the mysterious "Terre de Jessu," perhaps representing Hokkaido. Much further south, the loosely-defined area that is now known as New Guinea is labelled as the "Terre de Quir," noting on the map that it was discovered in 1606 by the Spanish explorer Ferdinand de Quir. The only major addition here to Coronelli's established geography is the appearance of the Solomon Islands. Surrounding these principal hemispheres are eight diverse hemispheric projections of the world, evincing a playful fascination with mathematics and perspective that anticipated the Enlightenment of the next century. This map was first printed in 1690, and the present example is in the second state, as indicated by its dedication which honors Louis Philippeaux de Ponchartrain, the French minister of Finance. Coronelli, a Venetian scholar and Minorite Friar, became one of the most celebrated map and globe makers of his era. Throughout his industrious life he produced more than one-hundred terrestrial and celestial globes, several hundred maps, and a wealth of cartographic publications. REFERENCEShirley, The Mapping of the World 546Condition reportCondition as described in catalogue entry. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
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