Stunning Large Gold Foil Double Hemisphere World Map Adam Freidrich Zürner

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Stunning Large Gold Foil Double Hemisphere World Map Adam Freidrich Zürner
Fine example of Adam Freidrich Zurner's scarce double hemisphere map of the World, embellished with 26 decorative scenes and scientific projections of the Celestial skies and contemporary astronomical theories and teachings
California is shown as an island, but very tentatively so, with the coloring suggesting that it may be a peninsula, suggesting early knowledge of Fra. Eusebio Kino's observations from California
Map is titled:  Planisphaerium Terrestre cum utroque Coelesti Hemisphaerio, sive Diversa Orbis Terraquei
Condition:  frame is very good / map is very good
Map measurements:
width:  30"
height:  24"
depth:  1"