Gerard and Leonard Valk
Dutch Double-Hemisphere World Map
Gerard Valk
Circa 1720
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Scarce Dutch double-hemisphere colored world map.
- Gerard and Leonard Valk (Dutch).
- Amsterdam: Gerard Valk, c. 1720.
- The decorative borders have allegorical scenes representing the Four Seasons with polar projections in the cusps.
An uncommon world map drawn by Gerard Valk (1652-1726) and his son Leonard (1675-1746). In the Western hemisphere, California is an island; a northwest passage is suggested by a "Mer Glaciale" leading from Hudson Bay towards the Strait of Anian; a "Terra Incognita" fills the North Pacific; and the partial coastline of New Zealand appears, based on the mapping of Abel Tasman in 1642. In the Eastern hemisphere the semi-mythical "Eso" (Hokkaido) is connected to mainland Asia, with a separate "Compagnies Land" adjacent; Australia is depicted without an east coast, with the suggestion that Cape York is connected to New Guinea and Tasmania is shown as a distant island.
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Very GoodPrinter's crease in bottom edge.
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