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C1720
Orbis Terrarum Veteribus Cogniti Typus as Mentem Veterum Geographprum.
Mapmaker:
Christopher Weigel (1654 - 1725)
Christopher Weigel (1654-1725) engraver & publisher of maps, settled in Nuremberg in 1698. He worked with Koehler from C1720. The business continued by Schneider & Weigel from about 1790. Eastern hemisphere map pre Cook shows Australia according to Tasman (1642) … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Orbis Terrarum Veteribus Cogniti Typus as Mentem Veterum Geographprum.
Date:
C1720
Mapmaker:
Christopher Weigel (1654 - 1725)
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
345mm
x 345mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1720
Description:
Christopher Weigel (1654-1725) engraver & publisher of maps, settled in Nuremberg in 1698. He worked with Koehler from C1720. The business continued by Schneider & Weigel from about 1790. Eastern hemisphere map pre Cook shows Australia according to Tasman (1642) and prior to Bellin’s (1753) imaginary east coast.
