MYRITIUS JOANNES Universalis Orbis Descriptio Cogimur E Tabu

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MYRITIUS, JOANNES. Universalis Orbis Descriptio. Cogimur E Tabula Pictos Ediscere Mundos. Folding woodcut world map on an oval projection. 12 1/2x15 3/4 inches sheet size, ample margins; two lines of early ink annotation in lower margin, else quite nice. Ingolstadt, 1590

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"In spite of the currency given in nearly all other contemporary maps to the separation of Asia and America by the strait of Anian, Myritius still follows the early Gastaldi-type world maps in showing both continents solidly joined as one land mass. Sixteen cherubic windheads encircle the world and there is a heavy decorative outer border. The choice of place names and other features also point to reliance on an Italian rather than an Ortelian source" - Shirley 175.