English historian and mapmaker John Speed’s new and accurate” map of the world was one of the earliest to show California as an island in addition to the New Plymouth settlement. Decorative vignettes depicting the four elements (Earth, Water, Fire, and Air) and influential circumnavigators (Magellan, Drake, Cavendish, and van de Noort) adorn the periphery of the hemispheres.”
Additional information
Weight | 0.25 lbs |
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Dimensions | 41.26 × 53 × 0.002 in |
Map Maker: John Speed
Original Production Year: 1627
Original Production Year: 1627