Map of the World, c.1670
Frederick de Wit (1629/30 - 1706)
Category
Maps
Date
Unknown
Materials
paper
Measurements
560 mm (H); 645 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1150001
Summary
Map - Print; Engraving. Double hemisphere map of the world. Decorated corners with depictions of signs of the Zodiac, in seasonal settings. Unframed. Map of the World, c.1670
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Marks and inscriptions
'Nora Orbis Tabula in Lucern Edita A.F. de Wit...'
Makers and roles
Frederick de Wit (1629/30 - 1706), artist