Werelt Caert - Stoopendaal c.1680 Unlike Mercator's modern maps

Unlike Mercator's modern maps

Technique: Copperplate engraving with fine hand-coloring

the Dutch have now mapped the entire world

Title: Erythraei Sive Rubri Maris Periplus

The Allegorical Cartouche: The lower-left corner features a stunning

Werelt Caert - Stoopendaal c.1680 Unlike Mercator's modern mapsTitle: Werelt Caert (World Map) Cartographer: Daniel Stoopendaal Publisher: Keur Blooteling, Amsterdam Circa: 16801730 Technique: Copperplate Engraving with Hand Coloring This spectacular double hemisphere world map is a masterpiece of Dutch Baroque engraving. Designed by Daniel Stoopendaal, it was created to be bound into the prestigious Statenbijbelthe authorized Dutch translation of the Bible. Because these maps were kept within the protected pages