World in miniature.- Mercator (Rumold) Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio ex ea, quam ex Magna Universali Mercator Rumoldus fieri curabat in hac comodiore forma a Hieron: Porro redact:, 1642; and ano

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World in miniature.- Mercator (Rumold) and Giovanni Magini. Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio ex ea, quam ex Magna Universali Mercator Rumoldus fieri curabat in hac comodiore forma a Hieron: Porro redact:, miniature double-hemisphere world map, engraving by Girolamo Porro, with fine hand-colouring, sheet 205 x 250 mm (8 x 9 7/8 in), blank verso, central vertical fold as issued, minor browning and handling creases, unframed, [circa 1642] Jansson (Jan) and Philip Cluver. Typus Orbis Terrarum, engraving with hand-colouring, sheet 170 x 220 mm (6 3/4 x 8 1/2 in), French text verso, minor toning and surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1661] (2).

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