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Mercator/Hondius: Antique Map of Cuba & Hispaniola 1630
Mercator/Hondius: Antique Map of Cuba & Hispaniola 1630
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Description
  • Map: Cuba Insula/Hispaniola Insula etc.
  • Cartographer: Mercator / Hondius / Cloppenburgh
  • Place & Date: Amsterdam / 1630
  • Size: 10" x 7 3/8"
  • Condition: light overall age-toning; some nicks and tears along the margins repaired.

    The composite map of the greater Antilles and Margarita island from the Cloppenburgh edition (Italian text on verso) of the Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor. The two larger maps are of Cuba and Hispaniola; along the left side are three smaller maps of Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Margarita. A well preserved and beautifully colored exemplar.

    Gerard Mercator (1512-1594) was a cartographer renowned for creating a world map based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing as straight lines - an innovation that simplified navigation.

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  • Condition
    light overall age-toning; some nicks and tears along the margins repaired.?
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    Mercator/Hondius: Antique Map of Cuba & Hispaniola 1630

    Estimate $165 - $185
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