Antique hand coloring, seam down the middle. Jean Somer, sculpter. A double hemisphere map to the North and South poles. The North pole is connected to Greenland and Spitzbergen but there is little other detailed coastline in the polar area. Europe, Russia and Canada are delineated. The South pole is based on the great unknown Southland of Magellan. The tip of S. America is shown, and a large land mass which encompasses the whole of the hemisphere, but nothing else. Plate impression apprx 15-1/4" x 21-1/4", overall with French mat and gold foil, wood frame apprx 23-3/4" x 28-3/4".
600/800 Sold $373.75
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