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Behaim - Pars Globi terrestris Ao. 1492 a Martino Behaim Equite Lusitano Norimbergae confecti Delineavit Christoph.
Certificate of Authentication
This is to certify that the item illustrated and described below is a genuine and
original antique map or print that was published on or near the given date.
Dr Leendert Helmink, Ph.D.
Cartographer
Behaim
First Published
Gotha, 1778
This edition
1778
Size
57 x 37 cms
Technique
Copperplate engraving
Stock number
18708
Condition
excellent
Description
Rare and fascinating map of the Indian Ocean and Pacific taken from Martin Behaim's 1492 Erdapfel, the earliest surviving terrestial globe.
Pre-Columbus view of China, South East Asia and Australia. Europe is on the right. America has not been discovered, as a result the Atlantic and Pacific are one ocean. Based on the 1492 Erdapfel by Martin Behaim, cosmographer for the Portuguese King John II.
Issued in 1778 by Christopher de Murr.