1714 Visscher & Stoopendaal Large Antique Twin Hemisphere World Map Hawaii Glasgow was the worlds premier

Glasgow was the worlds premier tobacco port

these were covered on the weather side with a few boughs and a little grass

The map is based upon the sea charts created by Jean-Batiste de Mannevillette (1707-80)

Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter

' The is in fact the modern island of Isla de los Estados

1714 Visscher & Stoopendaal Large Antique Twin Hemisphere World Map Hawaii Glasgow was the worlds premierTitle : Orbis Terrarum Tabula Recens Emendata Et In Lucem Edita Ref #: 35492 Size: 19 in x 17in (495mm x 430mm) Date : 1714 Condition: (A) Very Good Condition Description: This beautifully engraved hand coloured original twin Hemisphere Antique World map by Nicolas Visscher was engraved by Daniel Stoopendaal and published by Pieter Keur, Rotterdam in 1716. Background: Nicolas Visschers Twin Hemisphere World Map is regarded as the forerunner of a