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Author: De Wit
Year/Period: 1670
| Size: | Inches: | 54 x 75 |
| CM: | 138 X 190 |
Price: $1,199.99
SKU: PLAN 12
Description:
Frederik de Wit (1616-1698) was a famous Dutch publisher of maps and atlas. He is particularly well known for his wall maps, of which NOVA TOTIUS TERRARUM ORBIS TABULA (1670) is one of the finest examples. Measuring a considerable 54X75 inches, it was realized with copper engraving tecniques. In the four corners of the map are representations of people from far away countries, rare anaimals and plants. Between New Zealand and the Magellan Straits there is a table of distances. Below the table there is a sphere representing the moving planets according to the Hypothesis Ptolemaica, followed my a map of the Arctic Pole, a celestial map, the Antarctic Pole and finally a sphere with the moving planets according to the Hypotheis Tychonica. The original is kept at the Geographic Military Institute in Florence .
Engraving Information:
This artistic reproduction of an antique map was made using the same techniques, materials and instruments used for the original. Map is created from a zinc slab that is mounted on a wooden base and printed by hand, a piece at the time, on a press with a limited production size of 20 pieces each time. Map is printed on cotton-paper panels which are glued and mounted on a cotton cloth background "a stacchi" (slightly separated from each other), in order to allow for folding and easier transport. Finally, map is water-colored by hand, making it a truly unique piece, worthy of the original vintage map.Useful Links (provided by Wikipedia):
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