De jode cornelis (14 Ergebnisse)

Loose Leaf. Zustand: New. Reproduction. Original title: Plate 11: Ferdinand greeted by the Elector of Cologne; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis.' German: Tafel 11: Ferdinand begrüßt vom Kölner Kurfürsten; aus Guillielmus Becanus' 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis.' French: Plaque 11: Ferdinand accueilli par l'électeur de Cologne; de Guillielmus Becanus 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis.' Spanish: Placa 11: Fernando saludado por el Elector de Colonia; de Guillielmus Becanus 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis.' High-quality fine-art reproduction based on an original work from the Met. Creation period: 17th century (1636). Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper (Photo Matt Fibre) in size A5. The motif is printed with a white border (museum-style presentation). No.…

Loose Leaf. Zustand: New. Reproduction. Original title: Plate 10: The King of Hungary and Ferdinand on horseback; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis.' German: Tafel 10: Der König von Ungarn und Ferdinand zu Pferd; von Guillielmus Becanus' 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis.' French: Plaque 10: Le roi de Hongrie et Ferdinand à cheval; de Guillielmus Becanus 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis.' Spanish: Plato 10: El rey de Hungría y Fernando a caballo; de Guillielmus Becanus 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis.' High-quality fine-art reproduction based on an original work from the Met. Creation period: 17th century (1636). Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper (Photo Matt Fibre) in size A5. The motif is printed with a white border (museum-style presentation). No.…

Loose Leaf. Zustand: New. Reproduction. Original title: Plate 1: Ferdinand as Mars, standing on a pedestal; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis.' German: Platte 1: Ferdinand als Mars, auf einem Sockel stehend; aus Guillielmus Becanus' 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis.' French: Assiette 1: Ferdinand comme Mars, debout sur un piédestal; de Guillielmus Becanus 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis.' Spanish: Placa 1: Ferdinand como Marte, de pie en un pedestal; de Guillielmus Becanus 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis.' High-quality fine-art reproduction based on an original work from the Met. Creation period: 17th century (1636). Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper (Photo Matt Fibre) in size A5. The motif is printed with a white border (museum-style presentation). No.…

Loose Leaf. Zustand: New. Reproduction. Original title: Plate 8: Ferdinand on horseback crossing the Alps; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis.' German: Platte 8: Ferdinand zu Pferd durch die Alpen; von Guillielmus Becanus' 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis.' French: Plaque 8: Ferdinand à cheval traversant les Alpes; de Guillielmus Becanus 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis.' Spanish: Placa 8: Fernando a caballo cruzando los Alpes; de Guillielmus Becanus 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis.' High-quality fine-art reproduction based on an original work from the Met. Creation period: 17th century (1636). Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper (Photo Matt Fibre) in size A5. The motif is printed with a white border (museum-style presentation). No.…

No binding. Zustand: Fair. 365 x 430 mm., with six mirrored wormholes near the centrefold all repaired, otherwise in good condition. A very attractive sixteenth century map of the South American continent extending northwards to include Cuba. It was published by Cornelis de Jode (1558-1600)in the 'Speculum Orbis Terræ' of 1593. The atlas was first published by his father Gerard de Jode (1509-1591) under the slightly different title 'Speculum Orbis Terrarum' in 1578. It is exceedingly scarce. Despite what many commentators state, this is not the first Dutch map of South America, there was one in the first edition also. This is a different, revised, and updated plate.In this map the two plans of Cusco and Mexico City are omitted, and an ornate title now runs across the top of the map. The outline of the continent is subtly improved and interior details updated. One of the more notable changes is the loss of an overly large Lake Titicaca and its far more accurate size and placement. The Amazon River is altered and displays an extensive network of tributaries. Placenames now extend all the way down the west coast to the Straits of Magellan which is here named 'Estrecho de Victoria', so-called by Antonio Pigafetta, one of only 18 survivors of Magellan's circumnavigation 1519-22. The 'Victoria' was the only vessel to make it home. He had kept a journal of the three-year voyage, manuscript copies of which were made upon his return. It was not printed until 1800. De Jode does also apply the more familiar name to the east.The mythical southern continent is displayed across the bottom with numerous placenames! of Gerard de Jode began work on an expanded and updated edition of his atlas but unfortunately died in 1591 before its completion. His son Cornelis continued the business and must have been responsible for this map as it is fundamentally derived from Petrus Plancius' eighteen sheet wall map of the world map published in 1592. The finished atlas whilst more common than the earlier edition is still very rare. Many of the de Jode's maps are judged to be superior to those of Ortelius, both in detail and style.The interior of the map whole map is fauna, a gruesome vignette of cannibals and a battle between Europeans and natives. The seas are decorated with ships, canoes, and sea creatures. Various legends appear also. The title records a dedication to a brave and magnificent Theodore Echter of Meselburg about whom I have been unable to find out anything. Provenance: Richard B. Arkway Inc. 1990s; Juan and Peggy Rada Collection. Koeman (1967) vol. 2, p. 205 Jod 2 no. 3; Van der Krogt (1997-2010) 9800:32B; Martinic (1999) II.52; Rada (2004) pp. 44-5.…

n/a. Zustand: Very Good. from the 2nd Edition. Antwerpen, Arnold Coninx, 1593 --- ---- This truly significant map is from one of the rarest atlases ever published, Gerard and Cornelis de Jode's Speculum orbis Terrae. The work was published in Antwerp in 1593 by Arnold Coninx for the widow and heirs. This is considered the second edition, revised and expanded. The first edition was published in 1578. Van Ortroy knew of only 14 copies of the second edition being published. (Skelton, Introduction to the facsimile editions) --- --- from the 2nd Edition, Very Good. --- --- --- --- De Jode drew upon his large stock of maps from Italian, German, and Flemish cartographers to create his atlas. He engraved some of the maps and his brothers, Joannes and Lucas van Deutecum, also contributed to the process. The second edition included additional maps from Gerard's son Cornelis. The maps have descriptive text to verso in Latin. The text for the first edition was written by the German scholar, Daniel Cellarius. The atlas contained some of the most groundbreaking maps ever published. The maps of the world, Americas, Australia, and China are of particular note and remain some of the most important maps ever published. While it may not have had commercial success at the time, it is considered a masterpiece of 16th century cartography. Very few examples of the maps have survived from either edition. Gerard de Jode (1521- 1591) was a Flemish cartographer, printer, and engraver. He produced and sold many maps in Antwerp, but his legacy lies in his outstanding atlas, Speculum Orbis Terrarum. De Jode was a contemporary and competitor of Abraham Ortelius. Ortelius was believed to have been responsible for delaying de Jode's work so his atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum would precede de Jode's. Because Ortelius's atlas had 8 years on the market it was well established and thus de Jode's atlas did not sell very well. To compete with Ortelius, de Jode worked on the second revised and expanded edition. De Jode's wife and son, Cornelis (1568-1600) took over the publishing upon Gerard's death in 1591. Cornelis prepared ten new maps of the World, North America, China, Australia and Alaska and re-issued the atlas. "Many of de Jode's maps are judged to be superior to those of Ortelius, both in detail and style." (Burden) Antwerp publisher Joan Baptista Vrients purchased the plates after Cornelis's death. He also acquired Ortelius's plates for Theatrum Orbis Terrarum to which he gave priority. It is likely he bought de Jode's plates to prevent any further editions of Speculum of course only increasing the intrigue and worth of the maps today. "Although the atlas may not have appealed to the public, it was admired by other cartographers. As evidence, Petrus Montanus mentions it in the same breath with Mercator's Atlas and Ortelius' Theatrum in his preface to Pieter Kaerius' Germaniae inferior (Wardington Catalogue), Michael von Aitzing refers to it in his work, DeLeone Belgico (1583). Von Aitzing intended his work to act also as a supplement to both the Theatrum of Ortelius and the Speculum of De Jode." (Burden) Provenance : Ownership inscription at the bottom of the title page ex Bibliotheca Prim d Federici 1600. References: Van der Krogt 32:02B (titles 32:2A and 32:2B) ; Koeman II, Jod 2 ; Shirley, The mapping of the world, 165,184 ; Burden, The mapping of America, 81, 82 ; Symour, L. Schwartz, Ehrenberg, The mapping of America, pp. 78-79 ; Norwich, Maps of Africa 19 ; Navari, Maps of Cyprus, 29 ; Tooley, Dictionnary of mapmakers II, p. 441 ; Tooley, Mapping of Australia,; Tooley, Arabia in early maps, 38 (1st ed.) ; Koeman, Schilder, van Egmond, van der Krogt, HOC,vol. 3 part 2, Commercial Cartography and Map Production in the Low Countries, 1500 ca. 1672, pp. 1321-1323 ; Ortroy, Fern van, L'oeuvre cartographique de Gerard et de Corneille de Jode, Gand 1914, 82-121. …

No binding. Zustand: Very Good. 380 x 510 mm., with recent wash colour, a good impression in fine condition. This map beautifully engraved by Jons van Deutecum is one of those which first appeared in 1578. It depicts the eastern Mediterranean Sea with special emphasis on Greece and Asia Minor. It includes also the islands of Cyprus and Crete. It is however unclear as to its exact origins. The closest we have been able to find is unsigned and survives in just three known examples most famously in the Doria Lafreri atlas. It is only identified by the imprint of Venice 1570 and is listed in Tooley as no. 37. Its coverage is slightly further west than De Jode's map extending half way up the Italian peninsula. This map is decorated with three ships in the Mediterranean and one (Noah's Ark) on top of Mount Ararat! There are two separate titles indicating that it may also have been compiled from two earlier maps. The map takes on special significance when you bear in mind that through much of the middle sixteenth century the Ottoman Empire was at war with Venice.Gerard de Jode (1509-91) was born in Nijmegen but started his career in Antwerp as a printer and engraver. He also bought and sold maps and was a frequent attendee at the Frankfurt book fair. Many of the maps he acquired formed the basis for his 'Speculum Orbis Terrarum' of 1578. He was up against the competition of Abraham Ortelius' 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' which had an 8 year advantage on him. Despite the fact that De Jode was 18 years his senior and that in 1564 he had published the Ortelius world map in 8 sheets their relationship turned sour. Ortelius used his influential contacts and more aggressive marketing to promote his own work and delay that of de Jode. Correspondence survives indicating de Jode's application for a licence was rejected, probably until that of Ortelius' expired. The first edition is of great rarity. Gerard de Jode died in 1591 and the business was carried on by his widow and his son, Cornelis. He was more of a publisher than an engraver but it was enough for his revised and enlarged second edition to prove more popular. Koeman (1967-70) Jod 2 no. 16; Van der Krogt (1997-2003) 8100:32; Meurer (2004) no. 94; Tooley 'Lafreri maps', in 'Imago Mundi' no. 3; Zacharakis (1992) no. 1164.…

Zustand: Good. Large 8vo. 17 x 23.5. Contemporary marbled roan, spine repaired.Unique copy with 68 17th portraits after Van Dyck, Rubens et al. with 5 additional rare 18th century engravings, including two fold-outs entitled "Arrivée de notre St. Père le Pape en France , l'an 1799" and a large format portrait of the celebrated monk Benoit Joseph Labre and others. The plates are pasted on support pages with extensive 18th Century manuscript annotations on facing pages. Also included are 2 Als, likely from the bishop dated 23 and 26 juin 1929 from "le Mont. " They are addressed to Henri with greetings to Madame Beauséjour, who may have been his brother or cousin. Expertise by: Jean Lequoy, Librairie Giraud-Badin, Paris. The portraits are afterAegidius Rucholle, Titian, Anthony van Dyck, Pieter van Mol, Otto Vaenius, Rubens, Cornelis Galle, Cornelis de Vos, Gaspar de Crayer, Coenraerd Waumans, Charles Woutier, FranciscusNys and T. Willebroorts Bossaerts.Hollstein, Dutch &Flemish, Engravers, IX, pp. 212-219; OCLC Number: 2337084.Paul Félix Beuvain de Beauséjour, né le 16 décembre 1839 à Vesoul et décédé le4 avril 1930 à Carcassonne, est un prêtre français qui fut évêque de Carcassonne.[DE JODE (Pieter)]. Theatrum principium. S.l.n.d. Manuscrit du XVIIIe siècle. In-4, basane marbrée, dos orné, roulette sur les coupes, tranches mouchetées (Reliure de l'époque).Important recueil de portraits gravés de rois, princes et autres personnages illustres, gravés et publiés pour la plupart par Pieter de Jode le Jeune (1606-1674).Le volume renferme 73 gravures contrecollées et accompagnées de notices manuscrites, dont 68 portraits, exécutés pour l'essentiel au XVIIe siècle. Il s'ouvre sur un titre-frontispice libellé Theatrum principium et s'achève par une table manuscrite.De la bibliothèque Paul-Félix Beuvain de Beauséjour, évêque de Carcassonne, avec ex-libris. Dos restauré.…

20 x 13 inches. Hand-coloured. Fine example of De Jode's modern map of the Middle East, from his Speculum Orbis Terrae, published in Antwerp in 1578 and engraved by Joannes & Lucas van Deutecum. The complete title reads: "Secundae partis Asiae: typus qua oculis subijciuntur itinera nautarum qui Calecutium Indiae mercandorum aromatum caufa fre quentant, ac eorum quoqz qui terrestri itinere ade unt Suacham, Laccam, in domino Praeto Iani, nec non eorum qui Aden et ormum inuifunt, et Balsaram quoque castrum, supra Euphratem fluuium situm, omnia suis gradibus subiecta, cum longitudinis tum latitudinis / Iacobo Castaldo pedemontano authore; Gerhardus de Iode excudebat". As noted in the title, the map was prepared by Gerard De Jode and is largely identical to Giacomo Gastaldi's highly influential map of 1559. De Jode's delineation of Arabia is vastly superior to the contemporary maps of Ortelius, showing far more accuracy and detail. Extending from the Nile to Afghanistan and centered on the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf, the map depicts what was then still among the most important trading centers of the commercial world. The present example is from the first edition of De Jode's work, which can be distinguished from the second edition by the pagination on the verso (VII for the 1578 edition; 9 for the 1593 edition). The map is drawn from the rare first edition of De Jode's Speculum Orbis Terrarum. At least one commentator has opined that as few as 11 examples of the first edition are known to have survived, making separate maps from this first edition very rare on the market. - Giacomo Gastaldi (fl. 1542-1565) is widely considered the most important and influential of all of the Lafreri School mapmakers. Born in Piedmont, Gastaldi worked in Venice, where he become Cosmographer to the Venetian Republic. Karrow described him as "one of the most important cartographers of the sixteenth century. He was certainly the greatest Italian mapmaker of his age". While his achievement is obvious, it is hard to quantify. A large number of maps were published throughout this period with the geography credited to Gastaldi, but it is often difficult to know what role Gastaldi played in their creation. As a practice, he did not sign himself as publisher, although his name may be found in the title, dedication, or text to the reader. Frequently where there is no imprint one may assume that Gastaldi was the publisher. A further clue may be that many of the maps attributable to Gastaldi as publisher seem to have been engraved by Fabius Licinius. In other cases, where publication is credited to another, it is not always certain whether Gastaldi was commissioned by the publisher to compile the map, whether another less-enterprising publisher merely copied his work and attribution, or simply added Gastaldi's name in the title to add authority to the delineation. His name clearly commanded the same sort of respect that the Sanson name had in the last years of the 17th century, and as Guillaume de L'Isle's had in the first half of the 18th century. Gastaldi's first published map was of Spain, engraved on four sheets, and issued in 1544. The following year he published a map of Sicily, among the most widely copied of all his maps. In the course of a prolific career, Gastaldi subsequently produced a number of maps of Italy, and individual parts of the peninsula, with his general map of Italy, and the map of Piedmont also being very influential. Among the most important of his maps, however, were of areas outside Italy. Principal among these was his map of the World, published in 1546, a four sheet map of the countries of south-eastern Europe, published in 1559, and his series of three maps of the Middle East, Southern Asia, and South-East Asia with the Far East, issued between 1559 and 1561. In 1562, Gastaldi issued a two-sheet map of the Kingdom of Poland, and in 1564, a magnificent eight-sheet map of Africa. - Karrow, Mapmakers of the Sixteenth Century, 30/.…

Zustand: Very Good. Latin text on verso., Size : 300x502 (mm), 11.81x19.76 (Inches), Hand Colored.

Single sheet, float-mounted and framed (sheet size: 17 4/8 x 11 4/8 inches; framed size: 29 x 22 6/8 inches) Fine engraved map of Alaska with original hand-colour in full. This is the first printed map to show the area of Alaska, and a landmark in the mapping of the American north-west and California. Although printed on a separate sheet in the atlas, this map was intended to be contiguous with de Jode's map of North America to complete the coverage of North America in its entirety. This map reaches to the northwestern part of the American continent to the Strait of Anian, which divides North America from Asia. De Jode has adroitly placed two text cartouches to fill the space in the interior as a device to hide his lack of geographical knowledge, but the vignettes of Tartar-style figures and buildings, and accompanying text, reflect the contemporary view that the region was populated by migration from Asia. At the top of the map are four legendary islands believed to encircle the North Pole, and a strait running across the north of North America, apparently forming a navigable channel from Europe to Asia, the famous North-West Passage. Highly decorated with sea monsters and galleons, this map is appealing for both its beauty and its historical significance. Born in Nijmegen in 1509, Cornelis de Jode was a cartographer, engraver, printer and publisher based in Antwerp, then one of the major commercial capitals of Europe. Little is known of his early training or education, and it was not until well into his 30s, in 1547, that de Jode was admitted to the Guild of St. Luke and became a print seller. In 1550 he was licensed as a printer. He printed Jacopo Gastaldi's map of the world in 1555, Jacob van Deventer's map of Brabant in 1558, maps by Bartholomeus Musinus, Fernando Alvares Seco, and (before they became competitors) Abraham Ortelius's eight-sheet map of the world (1564).…

THE PRINCE-BISHOPRIC OF LIÈGE AND LIMBURG IN THE 16TH CENTURY RARE MAP FROM 1593 "Episcopatus Leodiensis in se continens Ducatum Bouillonensem, Marchionatum Francimontensem et Comitatum Borchlonensem et Hasbaniae cum aliquot Baronatibus" [The Prince-Bishopric of Liège, including the Duchy of Bouillon, the Marquisate of Franchimont, the County of Loon and Hesbaye, together with several baronies]. Copper engraving after a map by Jan van Schille, published by Cornelis de Jode in Antwerp in 1593, as part of his atlas "Speculum Orbis Terrae". Latin text on verso. Size (map image): approx. 31.5 × 50 cm. This rare and highly detailed antique map depicts the Prince-Bishopric of Liège and its surrounding territories at the end of the sixteenth century. At the time, the Prince-Bishopric was an independent ecclesiastical principality within the Holy Roman Empire. The Prince-Bishop of Liège exercised both religious and secular authority over his territories. The map covers large parts of present-day eastern Belgium and neighbouring areas of Dutch Limburg. Among the many identifiable towns are Liège, Maastricht, Tongeren, Sint-Truiden, Hasselt, Borgloon, Huy, Namur, Dinant, Verviers and Bouillon. The County of Loon, which had formed part of the Prince-Bishopric since 1366, is also depicted. Unusually, the map is oriented with northwest at the top. The course of the River Meuse forms a prominent geographical feature. Numerous towns, villages, castles, abbeys and other settlements are carefully recorded. The hills, forests and mountainous terrain of the Ardennes are depicted in a picturesque manner, while rivers and roads crisscross the landscape. A monumental title banner extends across the top of the map. Beneath it are three coats of arms representing the Duchy of Bouillon, the Prince-Bishopric of Liège and the County of Loon. The elegant lettering, detailed place names and characteristic sixteenth-century depiction of the landscape give the map its distinctive appearance. The map is based on the work of the Antwerp cartographer Jan van Schille, whose name ("Johan a Schilde") appears at the bottom of the engraving. It was published in the second edition of the "Speculum Orbis Terrae", issued by Cornelis de Jode in 1593. His father, Gerard de Jode, had published the first edition of the atlas in 1578, intending it to compete with Abraham Ortelius' celebrated "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum". Although De Jode's maps were often distinguished by their geographical detail and the quality of their engraving, his atlas could not compete commercially with that of Ortelius. Consequently, relatively few copies were produced, and individual maps are now comparatively rare. The map of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège is among those published exclusively in the 1593 edition. Literature: Van der Krogt, Koeman's Atlantes Neerlandici, 3360:32B; Koeman, Jod. 2. Price: Euro 1.250,-.…

Very good. Mend to bottom centerfold with some reinstated wormholing. Tallow stain to left border. Faint offsetting. Else a beautiful, full-margined example. Size 14.5 x 20 Inches. This is Cornelis De Jode's rare map of North America, printed in a single edition of 1593. The first full-size folio map specifically of North America, it was among the updated maps added to the De Jode atlas specifically to compete with Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum . To this end, it combined cartographic information from current sources with a level of decorative flourish that had not yet appeared in any atlas. In the case of this map, Cornelis focused on a part of the world omitted from the elder De Jode's 1578 atlas. A Closer Look The map presents North America on a cylindrical projection from the Tropic of Cancer to 90° north, thus spanning from Florida, the northern Gulf Coast, and most of Baja California, well up into the Arctic; the map reaches from a highly speculative California in the west, to beyond the Canadian Maritimes in the east. Coverage extends far enough to the east to include the Azores islands and (in the north) Iceland, Greenland, and Nicolo Zeno's phantom islands of Frisland, Icaria, and Drogeo. It also features a prominent Northwest Passage. A Wealth of Descriptive Detail, Richly Embellished Cornelis understood that improved detail alone would be insufficient to challenge Ortelius' market dominance. He thus anticipated the mapmakers of the Dutch Golden Age by elaborating his maps with graphic imagery to better illustrate the relevant subject areas. Here, in the upper right, native warriors pull bows to threaten a European ship approaching the coast, cannons ablaze. In a cartouche at the lower right are six figures representing Virginian natives. An elegant dedication to the Dutch bishop Theodorus Echter is in the upper left. The map itself is beautifully engraved, with abundant pictorial forests and mountains. In addition to the finely engraved place names, De Jode includes Latin descriptions of key North American discoveries of the 16th century and descriptions of the Indigenous population. Updating the De Jode Atlas In order to produce the new continent maps for his 1593 atlas, Cornelis drew on the cartography of Peter Plancius' 1592 wall map of the world, Nova et Exacta Terrarum Orbis Tabula Geographica ac Hydrographica . The east-west distortion on each of Cornelis' new maps reflects Plancius' cylindrical projection. Plancius was a veritable clearinghouse of geographic information, so the younger De Jode's choice of source was canny. The present work thus encapsulates a unique and state-of-the-art view of the northern part of the Americas at the dawn of the European colonial era. Mapping The East Coast This is one of the first general maps to use the place name 'Virginia,' preceded only by the unobtainable Western Hemisphere maps of Hakluyt, Mazza, and Hogenberg. It is remarkable that, while the coastline and other placenames can all be found on the 1592 Plancius, that map did not include the name 'Virginia.' Its presence here indicates that De Jode was not slavishly copying Plancius and was alert to contemporary geographical developments. Also, De Jode includes a brief history of the Roanoke Colony, containing a rosy account of the region's resources: this, too, did not appear on the Plancius and is an important revision. De Jode's map is also an important Floridianum: it was the first general map to name 'St. Augustine,' preceded by only one other printed map of any kind, the 1589 Batista Boazio map. In the north (beyond a largely imaginary northeast) is a prominent St. Lawrence River, including the settlement of Hochelaga, at present-day Montreal. The river's sources lie deep within the continent, although there is no indication of the Great Lakes. Newfoundland can be recognized, termed Terra de Baccalao [Land of Cod]. The Zeno Cartography Iceland and Greenland appear at the upper right, accompanied by the phanto.…

Very good. Mend to upper centerfold, not impacting image; else excellent. Size 12.5 x 20.25 Inches. This is Cornelis De Jode's rare 1593 double-polar projection map of the world. It is among the most striking early world maps and among the earliest to introduce the double hemispheric polar projection. Moreover, as a competitor to Ortelius' cartography, it is the sole obtainable map to preserve the innovative Guillaume Postel/ Antwerp Unicum cartography. The map is quite rare, having been published in only a single edition. The Sources To differentiate his map from his competitor Ortelius' Mercator-derived maps, De Jode drew on an array of sources: predominantly the 1581 world map of Guillaume Postel, and an anonymous, c. 1587 globe known as the Antwerp Unicum . To these, De Jode applied his own geographical innovations to produce a remarkably fresh work. Postel's work and the Unicum each survive in only a single confirmed example, making this De Jode map the only acquirable work to preserve their content. Postel Guillaume Postel (1510 - 1581) was a French scholar and mystic whose wide-ranging output included a world map ( Polo Aptata Nova Charta Universi ) whose polar projection was the primary influence on the present composition. A woodcut on six sheets, this map was executed by Jean de Gourmont in 1581 and survives in a sole example at the Service Historique de la Marine . Postel's geography drew heavily on the 1564 Gerard de Jode / Abraham Ortelius cordiform world map. Postel's theories on the hypothetical southern continent and his interpretations of the Arctic thus figured prominently in this, the younger De Jode's 1593 map. The Antwerp Unicum The Antwerp Unicum gained its name because of its city of composition, the absence of other surviving examples, and its anonymous maker. The Unicum consists of a full set of terrestrial globe gores, which Shirley dates c. 1587, and scholar Marcel Destombes argues were engraved in Antwerp on behalf of the De Jodes. The Unicum is assiduous in citing its sources, which include Ortelius, Thevet, and Postel. A Closer Look Double-hemisphere projections were atypical in the 16th century, and this map, employing dual polar projections, is both unique and among the earliest to adopt this convention. The hemispheres are framed with turbulent clouds, in which eight wind-heads puff furiously. The map's title is presented at the top in a pair of elegant, strapwork cartouches - the cartouche for the southern hemisphere is supported by faun-like gargoyles. Both hemispheres' oceans are neatly stippled, and the calligraphic engraving is of the highest quality, with text blocks that are sharp and legible. The southern Atlantic sports both a sea monster and a pair of sailing ships. The Arctic Islands In composing this map, De Jode likely had access to both Postel's map and the Antwerp Unicum , as it contains elements unique to each. Scrutiny of the map's presentation of Mercator's four Arctic landmasses will show, for example, that the Arctic landmass directly north of Scandinavia is conflated with the island of Nova Zembla. This appears on both precursor maps. But on the De Jode, the island falling to the east of this 'Nova Zembla' is connected to the Siberian mainland. (Despite being referred to in text as 'the best island in the whole north.') In contrast, the Postel map illustrated a conglomeration of ice floes and described an ice bridge between the mainland and the island. The Unicum shows a misinterpretation of these ice floes as an isthmus, and it is this depiction - not that of the Postel - that De Jode follows. Curiously, an ice bridge occasionally formed in this region, linking the Siberian mainland with the Lyakhovsky Islands (New Siberian Archipelago), known for its rich deposits of fossilized mammoth ivory. Although occasionally visited by trappers and fortune hunters during winter freezes, these islands were not documented until the late 18th century. American Eastern Seaboard On the o.…