Greenland & the North Pole – Antique Northern Hemisphere Map by Tirion, c.1754

€ 750

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date: 1754
Technique: Engraved
Sheet size: 32.5 × 37.5 cm (12.8 × 14.8 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: PCT-58795

Condition

Good, given age. Small hole bottom left corner, outside image area. Original folds as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study images carefully.

About this sheet

Greenland & the North Pole – Antique Northern Hemisphere Map by Tirion, c.1754

ntique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van de Noord Pool na de alderlaatste ondekking int licht gebracht'. Map of the Northern Hemisphere and North Pole, which shows the NE Passage, but no definite NW Passage. California is shown as an Island, along with the River systems of North America. Nice detail in the Polar regins, especially New Denmark and Greenland and in Asia and Europe.

Published by I. Tirion, circa 1754.