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Geographica Nova
12020-04-30T14:28:30-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5910The oldest entrant in the fold at 300 years, this is one of the quirkiest maps in the derby. It juxtaposes Kamchatka with the Caspian Sea and includes a stellar vertical cartouche depicting the mapping of the northeast passage. You might find yourself wondering about the body of land just east of Kamchatka. (And wonder you should.)plain2020-04-30T15:01:45-04:001720Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5The oldest entrant in the fold at 300 years, this is one of the quirkiest maps in the derby. It juxtaposes Kamchatka with the Caspian Sea and includes a stellar vertical cartouche depicting the mapping of the northeast passage. You might find yourself wondering about the body of land just east of Kamchatka. (And wonder you should.)
12020-04-29T22:24:02-04:00Geographica Nova6Full Title: Geographica Nova ex Oriente gratiosissima duabus tabulis specialissimis contenta quarum una Mare Caspivm altera Kamtzadaliam seu Terram Jedso curiose exhibet // by Johann Baptist Homann, [between 1715 and 1722?] // Harvard Map Collection. Krawciw Collection. Catalog permalink: http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990125530630203941/catalogplain2020-04-30T14:09:23-04:001720
