The world in hemispheres from Joseph Meyer's "Zeitungs Atlas," published in 1860. Joseph Meyer founded the "Bibliographisches Institut" in Gotha in 1826, which specialised in the production of high-quality reference books, maps and atlases in German.
Notable features of this interesting map include "Neu Holland" (New Holland), an early name for Australia first coined by Abel Tasman in 1644 and still used informally well into the 19th Century. Modern-day Alaska is still claimed as "Russian America" by the Russian Empire. A relatively empty and unexplored Antarctica is labelled as the "Antarktischer Continent".
Additional smaller polar projections and thematic insets adorn the hemisphere boundaries.
Details
- Date: 1852
- Author: Meyer, Joseph; Heidelberg, Germany
- Size: 50cm x 43cm
Condition
Very Good; Dark print with excellent colour. Very slight browning towards margins.
1852 World Hemispheres
1852 World Hemispheres
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The world in hemispheres from Joseph Meyer's "Zeitungs Atlas," published in 1860. Joseph Meyer founded the "Bibliographisches Institut" in Gotha in 1826, which specialised in the production of high-quality reference books, maps and atlases in German.
Notable features of this interesting map include "Neu Holland" (New Holland), an early name for Australia first coined by Abel Tasman in 1644 and still used informally well into the 19th Century. Modern-day Alaska is still claimed as "Russian America" by the Russian Empire. A relatively empty and unexplored Antarctica is labelled as the "Antarktischer Continent".
Additional smaller polar projections and thematic insets adorn the hemisphere boundaries.
Details
- Date: 1852
- Author: Meyer, Joseph; Heidelberg, Germany
- Size: 50cm x 43cm
Condition
Very Good; Dark print with excellent colour. Very slight browning towards margins.
