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| Keywords: Gerard de Jode 1593 Map Northern hemisphere.jpg la Hemisperium ab aequinoctiali linea ad circulum poli arctici Antwerp 1593 en Map of the Northern hemispere Antwerp 1593 Color print from copper engraving printer Arnold Coninx 33 x 52 cm Society of Jesus in Prague New Town Gerard de Jode 1593 File Gerard de Jode 1593 Map Southern hemisphere jpg the Southern hemispere part The map is an early example of the imaginatory powers of cartographers Gerard de Jode has visualized the appearance of the Earth as if seen from orbit at a vantage point above the northern celestial pole Gerard de Jode's map was published in an atlas by Cornelis de Jode Speculum Orbis Terrae of which the library of the Society of Jesus in Prague New Town has a copy This is a scanned image from a calendar the Czech Repulic and the World 2009 Factual information is sourced from calendar commentary written by Prof Eva Semotanová PD-old-100 1590s maps of the world 1593 maps Cornelis de Jode | ||||
