Descriptio Vorticis Norvegiae et Bothniae: Kircher 1665

Title: Descriptio Vorticis Norvegiae et Bothniae Author: Athanasius Kircher Date: 1665 Medium: Copperplate engraving Condition: Very Good Plus - age toning, light foxing Inches: 9 x 14 [Image] Centimeters:  22.86 x 35.56 [Image] Product ID: 233167 Descriptio Vorticis Norvegiae et Bothniae eorumque mirabilium effectuum, quos in fluxu et reflexu operantur. "A description of the effects of the vortex of Norway and Bothnia and their marvelous works, which operate in flux and reflux." Map of Scandinavia demonstrating the effects of ocean currents in the North Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia. Kircher shows how these currents flow through underground tunnels, creating vortexes where they surface. Map includes the east coast of England, the Baltic Sea, Denmark, Westphalia, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.  Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) was a celebrated Jesuit Scholar and one of the first compilers of semi-scientific knowledge about the physical features of the Earth. His interpretations w