1639 Jansson Scarce Original Antique Map of Venezuela, A. de Berrio & W Raleigh China and incredibly important map of

and incredibly important map of Patagonia & the Magellan Straits but more importantly one of the first maps to depict a distinctive outline of Australia - depicted here as part of Terra Australis the Great Southern Land - and was published by Cornelis van Wytfliet in the 1597 edition of Descriptionis Ptolemaicae Augmentum

Palestine was one of the very few dated maps printed by Willem Blaeu

This provided corrections and updates

Although Mercator has faithfully followed the Ortelius/Teixeira type of map he has added an explanation for Korea saying it was not yet certain whether it was an island or part of the mainland

His main interests were engraving portraits and producing illustrations for \\\"La Vie de Marianne\\\" by Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (1688-1763) published in The Hague between 1735 and 1747

1639 Jansson Scarce Original Antique Map of Venezuela, A. de Berrio & W Raleigh China and incredibly important map ofTitle : Venezuela, cum Parte Australi Novae Andalusiae Date : 1639 Size: 24in x 20in (610mm x 510mm) Ref #: 70710 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This beautifully hand coloured original antique map of what is today modern Venezuela, northern South America was published in the 1639 French Edition of Mercator's Atlas by Mercators successors Jan Jansson & Henricus Hondius. This map is in stunning condition on bright heavy stable paper. with