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Repraesentatio Geographica Itineris Martitimi Navis Victoriae un Qua ex Personis CC XXX VII…
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Very decorative c.18th world map on a polar projection with Australia shown separated from New Guinea with an unnamed strait (Torres Strait) and California shown as an Island. The map also includes a large vignette of his ship, Victoria and … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Repraesentatio Geographica Itineris Martitimi Navis Victoriae un Qua ex Personis CC XXX VII…
Date:
C1710
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
353mm
x 230mm
Paper Size:
379mm
x 273mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1710
Description:
Very decorative c.18th world map on a polar projection with Australia shown separated from New Guinea with an unnamed strait (Torres Strait) and California shown as an Island. The map also includes a large vignette of his ship, Victoria and the tracks of the voyage. The vignette at lower right shows the eighteen crew that returned, covered only with their clothes and carrying lighted torches in their hands, entering the Basilica of Seville on the 7th of September, 1522 to performed their vows.
As a devout Jesuit cartographer and Professor of Mathematics in Munich Scherer’s maps show the Jesuits areas of activities and influence around the world.
From: Scherer, Atlas novus exhibens orbem terraqueum per naturae opera.
References:
Sabin, J. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from its Discovery to the Present Time. New York. (1936) 1967 :: 77606.
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 :: 3457-3462.
Shirley, R. The Mapping of the World Early Printed World Maps 1472-1700. London 1987 :: 626, ill.p. 619.
Collections:
Biblioteca Nacional de España: 433677363
Sabin, J. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from its Discovery to the Present Time. New York. (1936) 1967 :: 77606.
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 :: 3457-3462.
Shirley, R. The Mapping of the World Early Printed World Maps 1472-1700. London 1987 :: 626, ill.p. 619.
Collections:
Biblioteca Nacional de España: 433677363
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.
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