Jacques le Moyne de Morgues (French, ca. 1533-1588). Common Fig. Globes May-7 June 1987 (a selection)

May-7 June 1987 (a selection)

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The map "China Veteribus Sinarum Regio nunc Incolis Tame dicta" stands as a testament to Bas's skill and the broader European endeavor to map and understand the world during the Age of Discovery

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Jacques le Moyne de Morgues (French, ca. 1533-1588). Common Fig. Globes May-7 June 1987 (a selection)JACQUES LE MOYNE DE MORGUES (FRENCH, CA. 1533 1588) f. 76: Common Fig Watercolor and gouache on paper prepared as vellum ca. 1565 Paper size: 7 1 2 x 5 5 8 in Frame size: 16 1 4 x 14 1 4 in Provenance: DuMarry (from the inscription on the frontispiece) The extraordinary career and oeuvre of the Huguenot artist Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues have only relatively recently been defined and described (see Paul Hulton, The Work of Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues,