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227 - Athanasius Kircher, *Mappa maris Mediterranei Fluxiis currentes et naturam motionum explicans*. Amsterdam: printed by Joannis Janssonii à Waesberge and Elizaei Weyerstraet, 1664–1665 and subsequent years. Copper engraving. 344 × 555 mm. Sheet: 395 × 585 mm. From *Mundus Subterraneus*, in XII books, which describes the divine craftsmanship of the subterranean world and the marvelous distribution of nature’s workshops therein [...], first published in Amsterdam in 1664–1665, with subsequent expanded editions in 1668 and 1678. The first map dedicated exclusively to the currents and movements of the Mediterranean Sea.
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Athanasius Kircher, *Mappa maris Mediterranei Fluxiis currentes et naturam motionum explicans*. Amsterdam: printed by Joannis Janssonii à Waesberge and Elizaei Weyerstraet, 1664–1665 and subsequent years. Copper engraving. 344 × 555 mm. Sheet: 395 × 585 mm. From *Mundus Subterraneus*, in XII books, which describes the divine craftsmanship of the subterranean world and the marvelous distribution of nature’s workshops therein [...], first published in Amsterdam in 1664–1665, with subsequent expanded editions in 1668 and 1678. The first map dedicated exclusively to the currents and movements of the Mediterranean Sea. (1) Map intact with margins as originally printed; vertical binding fold in the center, open at the bottom for a short distance. Traces of very faint editorial folds and other transverse folds. Some signs of wear.
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