BLAEU JOAN; and VALCK GERARD Novus Planiglobii Terrestris pe

Sale 2555 - Lot 22

Price Realized: $ 2,750

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Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000

BLAEU, JOAN; and VALCK, GERARD. Novus Planiglobii Terrestris per Utrumque Polum Conspectus. Double-page engraved double-hemispheric world map on a polar perspective. 20 1/4x23 3/4 inches sheet size, wide margins; fine original hand-color in full; marginal closure at lower center fold, printer's crease at upper left center, small areas of oxidized verdigris cracking stabilized on verso; small ink and watercolor figure of an archer added to the blank armorial shield at an early time. Amsterdam, circa 1695

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An uncommon projection viewing the earth from the north and south poles; the spandrel decoration is lovely, illustrating celestial elements and depictions of Adam and Eve. The plate was prepared by Blaeu in 1672, but due to the fire at the family's warehouse that year and his death the following year, it apparently was never published. Valck acquired the plate in 1694, obscured Blaeu's name, replaced it with his own, and put the map into circulation shortly after. Shirley 459.