Historic Map : Darton and Gardner Comparative Chart of World Mountains and Rivers, 1823, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 18in both drawn from larger 17th

both drawn from larger 17th century maps by Visscher

Presents the entire world on a Mercator Projection based on a Paris (L'Isle de Fer) meridian

Mercator's correspondence with English polymath John Dee provides insight into these conceptualizations

the southern Philipp

Korea (Corea)

Historic Map : Darton and Gardner Comparative Chart of World Mountains and Rivers, 1823, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 18in both drawn from larger 17thA groundbreaking convention establishing map of extreme scarcity, this is William Darton and W. R. Gardner's 1823 comparative mountains and rivers of the world chart. According to Rumsey this is the first known example of a comparative chart to depict