1617 Orbis Terrarum Descriptio Duobis Planis Hemisphaeriis Comprehesa

By: Nicholas Van Geelkercken Date: 1617 (Undated) Amsterdam Dimensions: 16.5 x 23 inches (41.9 x 58.4 cm) This is authentic antique map of the world by Nicholas Van Geelkercken. This is an undated version that was published out of Amsterdam. This rare and extremely decorative double hemisphere world map was based upon Ven Geelkerkecken’s map from 1610. The cartography is similar to that of Willem Blaeu’s wall map with exception to North America. As noted in the text within a cartouche in the lower portion of the Western Hemisphere, the map was published just after Spilbergen’s passage around the strait of Magellan in 1615. This journey actually took place in 1616 and while Shirley concludes that the map would have been originally published in 1616, the earliest known copies (of which there are 2) are dated 1617. Shirley notes: The signatures on this vividly decorative map indicate the author as Nicolaes Geelkercken and the publisher as Jan Jansson. Geographically, the map is little di