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C1710
NORTH POLE-Imago Totius Orbis Terraquei …
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Scarce early c.17th map with a north focused polar projection by the Jesuit mapmaker, Heinrich Scherer (1628-1704). Superbly embellished with eight head winds and a richly decorative title at top right as well as two circular projections illustrating the effect … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
NORTH POLE-Imago Totius Orbis Terraquei cum suo Apparatu ab Auctore Naturae in Suas Partes Distributi Geographice Exhibita.
Date:
C1710
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
360mm
x 230mm
Paper Size:
392mm
x 275mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1710
Description:
Scarce early c.17th map with a north focused polar projection by the Jesuit mapmaker, Heinrich Scherer (1628-1704). Superbly embellished with eight head winds and a richly decorative title at top right as well as two circular projections illustrating the effect of the tides. The map covers the entire world except for the southern regions. California is shown as an island and a Northwest passage is clearly indicated by; ‘Sinus Hudso‘ (Hudson Bay). Australia is named Nova Hollandia and elongated.
From Scherer’s, Atlas Novus.
References:
Shirley, R. The Mapping of the World Early Printed World Maps 1472-1700. London 1987 :: 627, ill. pl. 431, p. 620.
Shirley, R. Maps in the Atlases of The British Library. London 2004 :: T.SHER-1a #12. p. 909-910.
Shirley, R. The Mapping of the World Early Printed World Maps 1472-1700. London 1987 :: 627, ill. pl. 431, p. 620.
Shirley, R. Maps in the Atlases of The British Library. London 2004 :: T.SHER-1a #12. p. 909-910.
Heinrich Scherer (1628 - 1704)
German Jesuit priest, cartographer, and scholar, active in Munich during the late seventeenth century. Educated in philosophy and theology, he taught these subjects at Jesuit institutions before turning his attention to geography and cartography, disciplines he approached through the lens of religious and moral philosophy.
Scherer is best known for his Atlas Novus (1702–1710), a monumental seven-volume work that combined geographical knowledge with the Jesuit worldview. His maps are distinguished by elaborate baroque ornamentation and a distinctive integration of theology, geography, and politics, often depicting missionary routes, centers of Catholic influence, and global conversions.
Produced with the support of the Bavarian court, Scherer’s atlases are valued both for their artistry and for their insight into the intellectual and religious context of early modern Europe.
