Nobu Shirase and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition: the Collection of Chet Ross
Thu, Oct 12, 2023 12:00PM EDT
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Lot 149
[MAP -- ARCTIC]. BUSSEMACHER, Johannes (fl. c.1580-1613). P...
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[MAP -- ARCTIC]. BUSSEMACHER, Johannes (fl. c.1580-1613). Polus Arcticus sive Tract, Septentrionalis? Circa 1600-08. Engraved map with hand-coloring, sight 9 ? x 12?, few marginal stains, not examined out of frame. A fine and early image of the North Pole based on Gerard Mercator?s projection which includes the mythical island of Frisslant. Burden 134.
