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World map of Peter Schenk, about 1: 36,000,000, engraving, 1710
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Totus orbis in compendio, hic geohydrographici duobus suis hemisphaeriis deliniatus, continet quicquid observatione veterum vel neothericorum indagine sagaciori etiam novum mundum circumnavigando: alicubi terraqueis in mappis hactenus innotuit, Cum Priv. .../Peter Schenk. - [Approx. 1: 36,000,000]. - [Amstelodami], 1710. - 1 Kt. : Copper engraving; 102 x 67 cm, gr. 110 x 86 cm. - With dedication to August the strong and as a decoration Old Testament scenes on the map frame
Title: World map of Peter Schenk, about 1: 36,000,000, engraving, 1710
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Totus orbis in compendio, hic geohydrographici duobus suis hemisphaeriis deliniatus, continet quicquid observatione veterum vel neothericorum indagine sagaciori etiam novum mundum circumnavigando: alicubi terraqueis in mappis hactenus innotuit, Cum Priv.
.
/Peter Schenk.
- [Approx.
1: 36,000,000].
- [Amstelodami], 1710.
- 1 Kt.
: Copper engraving; 102 x 67 cm, gr.
110 x 86 cm.
- With dedication to August the strong and as a decoration Old Testament scenes on the map frame.
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