REPRINT A NEW AND ACCURAT MAP OF THE WORLD, John Speed, XVII century, handmade paper

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REPRINT A NEW AND ACCURAT MAP OF THE WORLD, JOHN SPEED, XVII CENTURY, HANDMADE PAPER REPRINT A NEW AND ACCURAT MAP OF THE WORLD, JOHN SPEED, XVII CENTURY, HANDMADE PAPER REPRINT A NEW AND ACCURAT MAP OF THE WORLD, JOHN SPEED, XVII CENTURY, HANDMADE PAPER

The motif is printed on handmade paper produced in the oldest working paper mill in Central Europe (Velké Losiny), where production has been going on since the 16th century.

Designed by John Speed, 1552?-1629. Origin: c. 1651.

Decoration: the double hemisphere is surrounded by smaller celestial hemispheres, figural representations of water, earth, air and fire and a number of celestial phenomena. A beautiful example of a map of the double hemisphere. One of the earliest available world maps published in England. Print size approx. 420 x 340 mm.

  • Size: 594 x 420 mm, printed on original handmade paper produced by Handmade Paper Mill Velké Losiny
  • 200 g/m2
  • Digital print
  • Made in the Czech Republic