1635 Joan Blaeu Antique Map of Iceland - Joris Carolus China Ursprung (Cosmographia

Ursprung (Cosmographia

drawing those he had come to know through his twelve years of residence there

At the bottom of the map is atext box outlining the period of settlements in Australia from Botany Bay in 1788

but remarkable as the first treatise

The accompanying text is in French and often is printed in two columns on the page with maps and other illustrations interspersed

1635 Joan Blaeu Antique Map of Iceland - Joris Carolus China Ursprung (CosmographiaTitle : Tabula Islandia Auctore Georgio Carolo Flandro Ref #: 27017 Size: 22 1 2in x 19in (570mm x 485mm) Date : 1647 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This large original antique map of Iceland, by Willem Blaeu, was engraved by Jodocus Hondius after Joris Carolus, and was published by Willem Blaeus son, Joan, in the 1635 French edition of Atlas Nouvs General Definitions: Paper thickness and quality: Heavy and stable Paper color : off white