Sujet

Petrus Plancius, Dutch astronomer, cartographer and clergyman, c1870. Artist: JH Rennefeld

Légende

Petrus Plancius, Dutch astronomer, cartographer and clergyman, c1870. Plancius (1552-1622) was one of the founders of the Dutch East India Company, for whom he produced over a hundred maps. In 1592 he produced a world map titled Nova et exacta Terrarum Tabula geographica et hydrographica. He also produced a celestial globe including new constellations in the Southern Hemisphere, using observations provided by early Dutch expeditions to Indonesia. A print from Nederlands Geschiedenis en Volksleven in Schetsen, by J Van Lenner and J Ter Gouw. (Leiden, A W Sijthoff, c1870).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1870

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C48_102

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,2Mo (6,1Mo) / 32,1cm x 39,1cm / 3797 x 4618 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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