Terrestrial Globe

Willem Blaeu, 1640

$125,000

A magnificent floor-standing terrestrial globe by the celebrated Dutch cartographer and publisher Willem Janszoon Blaeu. The twelve engraved gores depict the known world circa 1640 with exceptional cartouches and sea monster illustrations.

Provenance & Details

Engraved Paper on Plaster, Diameter: 21 in
W. & J. Blaeu, Amsterdam, c.1640
Christie's Amsterdam, 2005