Description
MERCATOR, GERARD. Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio. Double-page engraved map of the northern polar region, 375x400 mm, wide margins, French text on verso; beautifully hand-colored and in outline; matted and framed. Lovely copy. Amsterdam, 1633
First polar mapping. This is the 1633 issue of the second state of the map, with Nova Zembla...