Alexandre Antique
Prints, Maps, and Books
593 Mount Pleasant Rd
Toronto ON. Canada M4S 2M5
Tel: + 416 364 2376 - Fax: + 416 364 8909
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Jan Jansson (Janssonius)
1650 ca
Pascaarte Van’t Westlyckste Deel vande Middelandsche
Zee...: Pascaarte Van’t Oostelyckste Deel vande
Middelandsche Zee...
Amsterdam
mm 418 x 540, inches 16.46 x 21.26 Coloring: Original
Outline Coloring
A fine pair of mid-17th century see charts showing
the Western and Eastern sides of the Mediterranean,
by Jansson, depicting the Straits of Gibraltar in the
West (on the first sheet) all the way to Syria and Palestine in the East (on
the second sheet). The maps cover Spain, France, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy,
Greece, Romania, Syria, Cyprus and parts of the Holy Land. The maps are
from Jansson\\\’s Atlantis Majoris, the first commonly circulated sea atlas
of the world published in the Netherlands Both maps include colourful and
decorative cartouches; the Western map with a Nobleman and a bear chested
Native holding up a cornucopia of fruit with a crown on top, the Eastern map
with two Middle Eastern men dressed in layered garments, The measuring
charts are housed in two dragon-like figures (Western) and ornamental frame
(Eastern). Two fleur-de-
lis compasses are also
shown on each map.
Latin text on verso. The
sizes of the two maps
are: 418 x 540 (Eastern
Sheet) 418 x 532
(Western Sheet)
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