world map

Lot 2059 limit € 100

Partially colored copper engraving map on handmade paper, "New World=Map..., with detailed explanation by Homann Erben, 1784, shows in 2 hemispheres the areas of all continents known at the time as well as in 2 separate tables a table of degrees or comparative dimensions of various lengths, slightly stained, creased and with marginal tears/tears, mounted behind glass in a passe-partout, sheet section ca. 49 x 57 cm