Mercator World Map
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[World] MERCATOR, Rumold (1545-1599).
Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio Quam ex Magna Universali Mercatoris...
Engraved Map with original hand color.
Geneva, 1587.
17 1/4” x 22 1/2” sheet, 29” x 34” framed.
Comparable: Old World Auctions, 2015 - $4,025.
Attractive, early edition example of Rumold Mercator’s map of the world, first printed in Geneva in 1587. It is based on Gerard Mercator’s celebrated 1569 world map and was made while Gerard was still alive (1512- 1594). This is the only collectible world map with direct input from Gerard Mercator, the greatest geographer of his era. Both his 1538 and 1569 world maps are unobtainable rarities.
[World] MERCATOR, Rumold (1545-1599).
Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio Quam ex Magna Universali Mercatoris...
Engraved Map with original hand color.
Geneva, 1587.
17 1/4” x 22 1/2” sheet, 29” x 34” framed.
Comparable: Old World Auctions, 2015 - $4,025.
Attractive, early edition example of Rumold Mercator’s map of the world, first printed in Geneva in 1587. It is based on Gerard Mercator’s celebrated 1569 world map and was made while Gerard was still alive (1512- 1594). This is the only collectible world map with direct input from Gerard Mercator, the greatest geographer of his era. Both his 1538 and 1569 world maps are unobtainable rarities.
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Mercator World Map
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