Seutter, Matthaus. Diversi Globi Terr-Aquei statione variante et visu intercedente... Augsburg, ca. 1741.

Seutter, Matthaus Diversi Globi Terr-Aquei statione variante et visu intercedente... Augsburg, ca. 1741 21 1/4 x 24 1/4 inches sheet   Fine Double-Hemisphere World Map, Combining the Latest Scientific Theories and Older Decorative Details Striking double-hemisphere world map combining scientific diagrams with decorative imagery. Based on Carel Allard’s influential map of 1696, it features twelve smaller hemispheric and scientific projections framing the central maps. The present map focuses on two central hemispheres surrounded by eight smaller, circular projections depicting the world from various orientations, as well as four circular scientific diagrams. The projection on the left shows the Western Hemisphere. In North America, California is depicted as an island, and a vast northwestern coast, Terra Essonis, stretches off the map. In the South Pacific, a partial coastline can be seen for New Zealand and a large block of text explains the ecliptic and the constellations that lie al