South Pole Australia Antarctica Map Bertius Copperplate 1618

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Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) and Petrus Bertius (1565-1629):
Description of the Terre Soubs-Australe / Magellanica sive Terra Australis incognita." - South Pole Australia South Pole Antarctica Antarctica


Amsterdam, J. Hondius 1618.

Engraved map from the first French edition of Bertius' "Atlas Minor" printed in Amsterdam by J. Hondius in 1618. With French text on the back. -- Dimensions: approx. 9.5x13.5cm. -- well preserved. || Copper engraved map out of the first French edition of Bertius' "Atlas Minor", published by J. Hondius in Amsterdam in 1618. With French text on verso. -- in good condition. || This charming miniature map is among the first to focus exclusively on the South Pole. It portrays a vast Magallanica Sive Terra Australis Incognita, which includes Terra del Fuogo, Beach Provincia, Psittacorum Regio, and Promontorium Terrae Australis. The extensive landmass is separated from South America by the Strait of Magellan and nearly connected to Nova Guinea, with the Salomon Islands shown nearby. The map is beautifully embellished with a fierce sea monster, a sailing ship, and two compass roses indicating north away from the South Pole.

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Amsterdam, J. Hondius 1618. Engraved map from the first French edition of Bertius' "Atlas Minor" printed in Amsterdam by J. Hondius in 1618. With French text on the back. -- Dimensions: approx. 9.5x13.5cm. -- well preserved. || Copper engraved map out of the first French edition of Bertius' "Atlas Minor", published by J. Hondius in Amsterdam in 1618. With French text on verso. -- in good condition. || This charming miniature map is among the first to focus exclusively on the South Pole. It portrays a vast Magallanica Sive Terra Australis Incognita, which includes Terra del Fuogo, Beach Provincia, Psittacorum Regio, and Promontorium Terrae Australis. The extensive landmass is separated from South America by the Strait of Magellan and nearly connected to Nova Guinea, with the Salomon Islan