Jacques Begnine Bossuet
Mappe-Monde ou Carte Generale du Globe Terrestre, 1722
5 x 6 ½ in
13 x 16 cm
13 x 16 cm
WLD4869
Mappe-Monde ou Carte Generale du Globe Terrestre Unusual miniature map of the the world as a double hemisphere. Despite its size, this charming miniature map shows several early 18th century...
Mappe-Monde ou Carte Generale du Globe Terrestre
Unusual miniature map of the the world as a double hemisphere.
Despite its size, this charming miniature map shows several early 18th century geographical myths, including portraying California as an island, the mythical land of Jesso acting as a bridge between North America and Asia although not quite joining the continents and, in the south, showing the mythical great southern land or "Terre Magellanique Australe". [WLD4869]
Unusual miniature map of the the world as a double hemisphere.
Despite its size, this charming miniature map shows several early 18th century geographical myths, including portraying California as an island, the mythical land of Jesso acting as a bridge between North America and Asia although not quite joining the continents and, in the south, showing the mythical great southern land or "Terre Magellanique Australe". [WLD4869]
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