{"title":"Old World","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"delisle007","title":"Map of the Eastern Hemisphere (Ancient World with Europe, Asia, Africa, and part of New Holland or Australia)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist or Author: \u003c\/b\u003eGuillaume de l'Isle (Delisle)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew atlas containing all the parts of the world, where the Empires, Monarchies, Kingdoms, States, Republics \u0026amp;c\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate of Publication: \u003c\/b\u003ec1744\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle: \u003c\/b\u003eEngraving with Original Outline Color\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaper Size: \u003c\/b\u003e~ 26\" by 21 1\/4\" (Fold Out)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eThe work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  The plates may exhibit some occasional tears, occasional creases, or signs of handling.  There may some minor offset due to the fold out nature of the plate.  Generally considered very good to excellent condition for the age.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the images carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription of the work:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis historic map with original outline color is from Guillaume de l'Isle (Delisle)'s atlas entitled \u003cem\u003eNew atlas containing all the parts of the world, where the Empires, Monarchies, Kingdoms, States, Republics \u0026amp;c\u003c\/em\u003e. This is from the Dutch edition of the work which was published in Amsterdam circa 1744 by Jean Covens and Cornelius Mortier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuillaume de l'Isle (1675-1726) was son of a cartographer and a pupil of Jean Dominique Cassini, who among other important contributions, aligned the study of astronomy to the study of geography. Under Cassini's direction, observations were made from locations all over the world that enabled longitudinal calculations to be made with much greater accuracy. De l'Isle carried on this exacting work with remarkable dedication and integrity, constantly revising and improving his maps. While precision was his primary goal, his maps are invariably elegant and attractive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trillium Rare Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43765588787274,"sku":"delisle007","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7960\/7882\/files\/mortier007.jpg?v=1782928092"},{"product_id":"finley002","title":"Map of Eastern Hemisphere","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist or Author: \u003c\/b\u003eAnthony Finley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eA New General Atlas…\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate of Publication: \u003c\/b\u003e1825\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle: \u003c\/b\u003eEngraving with Orignial Hand-coloring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaper Size: \u003c\/b\u003e~ 10\" by 13 1\/2\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eThe work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription of the work:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis hand-colored map is from Anthony Finley's \u003cem\u003eA New General Atlas, comprising a complete set of maps, representing the grand divisions of the globe... compiled from the best authorities, and corrected by the most recent discoveries\u003c\/em\u003e.  This is from the second edition of the work published in Philadelphia by the Author in 1825.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was said of this atlas: \"The number of elegant maps and atlases which have come from the press within a short time in the United States, is a most flattering proof of increased attention of the community to the important study of geography. The present work contains sixty maps, about half of which are devoted to the American continent, and the remainder to other parts of the world, chiefly to Europe. The engraving is done almost uniformly with remarkable distinctness and the face of the maps is frequently beautiful, not overloaded with a confusion of useless names.\" (North American Review, July 1824, pp.261-262)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trillium Rare Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43765681520714,"sku":"finley002","price":290.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7960\/7882\/files\/finley002.jpg?v=1782929328"},{"product_id":"stanford002","title":"Map of the Eastern Hemisphere","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist or Author: \u003c\/b\u003eEdward Stanford for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Complete Atlas of Modern, Classical and Celestial Maps, together with Plans of the Principal Cities of the World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate of Publication: \u003c\/b\u003e1857\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle: \u003c\/b\u003eOriginally Hand-colored Engraving\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaper Size: \u003c\/b\u003e~ 14\" by 16 7\/8\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eThe work is in very good to excellent condition. There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription of the work:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis originally hand-colored engraving is from \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Atlas of Modern, Classical and Celestial Maps, together with Plans of the Principal Cities of the World\u003c\/em\u003e.  The work was published in 1857 by Edward Stanford for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trillium Rare Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43765904244810,"sku":"stanford002","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7960\/7882\/files\/stanford002.jpg?v=1782935490"},{"product_id":"munster1574-006","title":"Map of the Ancient World (Europe, Africa Asia)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist or Author: \u003c\/b\u003eSebastian Munster\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eCosmographia Universalis or Cosmographey: das ist Beschreibung aller Lander [...]\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate of Publication: \u003c\/b\u003e1574\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle: \u003c\/b\u003eEngraving\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaper Size: \u003c\/b\u003e~ 15 1\/2\" by 13 1\/4\" (Fold Out)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eThe work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  Some of the inking is lighter or faded.  There may be some archival repair or reinforcement at the fold.  There may be some faint offset from the fold out nature of the plate.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription of the work:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis very old woodcut is from Sebastian Munster's \u003cem\u003eCosmographia Universalis\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eCosmographey: das ist Beschreibung aller Lander [...]\u003c\/em\u003e The work was published in Basel in 1574 by Heinrich Petri.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe work was a massive chronicle of all the geographical knowledge of the world to that point. The work included world maps as well as views of smaller cities and woodcut illustrations of historical subjects, mythology, natural history and ethnography.  It was the first work to show America in its \"correct\" continental form and \"sealed the fate of 'America' as the name of the New World.\" (Burden 12)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSebastian Munster (1489-1552) was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and a Hebrew scholar. He also became a Franciscan monk at an early age. Munster's Cosmographia was the first work of scientific based knowledge in the German language.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trillium Rare Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43797684617290,"sku":"munster1574-006","price":2750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7960\/7882\/files\/munster1574-006.jpg?v=1783712534"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7960\/7882\/collections\/pic-40.jpg?v=1783476206","url":"https:\/\/trilliumrareprints.com\/collections\/old-world.oembed","provider":"Trillium Rare Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}