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Clover Leaf World Map by Heinrich Bünting | Antique Map Print

1784 Santini Map of the World on a Dual Polar Projection https://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/nouvellemappemonde-santini-1784 An impressive and unusual 1784 map of the world on dual polar projections by François Santini and the Remondini family. This map was originally drawn by Nicholas-Antoine Boulanger and published in Paris by Chez R. J. Julien in 1753. Boulanger divides the world into separate hemispheres, a Hemisphere Maritime and a Hemisphere Terrestre, asking the question, why is most of the world's land mass limited to only one half of the sphere? The map simultaneously lionizes France by emphasizing that this unique projection is possible only when the prime meridian runs through Paris. The finely engraved allegorical surround, notably striking even compared to other maps of the period, was drawn by Pierre Philippe Choffard (1730 - 1809) and succeeds in underscoring the map's underlying Franco-centric argument. #geographicus #raremap #raremaps #antiquemaps #antiquemap #worldmap #antiqueworldmap (at Geographicus Rare Antique Maps)