World map. 18th century German map showing the Old (right) and New (left) world hemispheres, and celestial maps of the stars of the northern (upper) a

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World map. 18th century German map showing the Old (right) and New (left) world hemispheres, and celestial maps of the stars of the northern (upper) and southern (lower) hemispheres. The map is adorned by various cherubic figures and images of different weather phenomena. A picture of Mount Etna erupting is at lower left. Published by German map publisher Johann Baptist Homann in around 1716.

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Size: 4464px × 3904px
Photo credit: © LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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