Gerard van Schagen produced this world map in 1689. It was made in Amsterdam using a copper engraving method and hand colored. It comes from an extremely rare set of maps, only known in one other example in the Amsterdam University. There are no copies in American libraries. The size of the original map is 19.02 x 22.05 inches (48.3 x 56.0 cm). The digital image I have is 4,560 x 3,936 pixels.
Saturday 17 April 2010
World Map 1689 — No. 1
Gerard van Schagen produced this world map in 1689. It was made in Amsterdam using a copper engraving method and hand colored. It comes from an extremely rare set of maps, only known in one other example in the Amsterdam University. There are no copies in American libraries. The size of the original map is 19.02 x 22.05 inches (48.3 x 56.0 cm). The digital image I have is 4,560 x 3,936 pixels.
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