Historic Map : Kircher Map of The World (Earliest Map of World to Show Currents), 1665, Vintage Wall Art and New Orleans. 5249310 The West Indies and Central

The West Indies and Central America

As one of the Dutch 'Staten' bibles published between 1637 and 1760

and the East Indies

Lederer describes this savanna as marish grounds at the foot of the Apalataei

Kemlien and Johnson

Historic Map : Kircher Map of The World (Earliest Map of World to Show Currents), 1665, Vintage Wall Art and New Orleans. 5249310 The West Indies and CentralThis is a remarkable example of Jan Jansson's 1657 mapping of France or Gaul in antiquity. Cartographically this map exhibits heavy influence from a very similar map of the same name published by A. Ortelius in his 1597 Parergon . Based on Greek and Roman sources including Pliny, Strabo, Virgil, Ceasar, and others. A decorative title cartouche depicting curious winged women with exceptionally long necks (harpies?) appears in the lower left quadrant.