Null Weltkarte.
New world map which contains the main parts of the earth on two …

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Weltkarte. New world map which contains the main parts of the earth on two spherical surfaces... contains. Probably old col. Engraving with 2 hemispheres and explanations by Homann Erben, Nbg. 1784. Ca. 47 x 55.52 cm. Beside the glue-shadowed centerfold partly underl. Marginal tears up to the image, partly somewhat creased, below slight tidemark. - ╔Including: Armillary sphere.╗ La sphere artificielle ou armilaire oblique. Armillary sphere surrounded by 12 smaller depictions (solar systems by various scientists, etc.) and explanations. Color. Engraving by P. Starckman n. N. de Fer for Benardson, Paris 1748. Ca. 40 x 42 cm. Both sheets each framed under mat and glass (not framed).

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Weltkarte. New world map which contains the main parts of the earth on two spherical surfaces... contains. Probably old col. Engraving with 2 hemispheres and explanations by Homann Erben, Nbg. 1784. Ca. 47 x 55.52 cm. Beside the glue-shadowed centerfold partly underl. Marginal tears up to the image, partly somewhat creased, below slight tidemark. - ╔Including: Armillary sphere.╗ La sphere artificielle ou armilaire oblique. Armillary sphere surrounded by 12 smaller depictions (solar systems by various scientists, etc.) and explanations. Color. Engraving by P. Starckman n. N. de Fer for Benardson, Paris 1748. Ca. 40 x 42 cm. Both sheets each framed under mat and glass (not framed).

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