Antique World Map 1714 — Delisle, Orbis Veteribus Noti
Description
An old world map of the world the ancients knew
Delisle drew this sheet not as a picture of his own century but as a map of antiquity: Orbis veteribus noti tabula nova — a new map of the world known to the ancients. It was engraved by F. Desrosiers, published in Paris by Delisle himself in 1714, and the imprint carries a royal privilege of September that year. The map is a circle 49 cm across; relief is drawn in the small hill symbols of the period, and the back of the sheet is blank.
What the catalogue records
The National Library of Poland records one map, a copper engraving, 49 cm in diameter, published in Paris apud Auctorem — at the author's own address — in 1714, with the scale given as about 1:40,000,000. Delisle appears with his dates, 1675 to 1726. The call number is ZZK 2 221. The record does not say whether this copy was colored, and no claim is made here.
A circle of 49 cm, printed to 99
You get two frames of the same sheet, so there are two numbers. The map, cut to the outer border, prints to 99 cm (39 in) on the long side at 300 dpi; the full sheet with its margins to 134 cm (53 in). Both numbers come from the library's own scan, not from an upscale.
Your file
| Original | Guillaume Delisle, Paris, 1714, copper engraving |
| Sheet | circular map, 49 cm in diameter |
| Scan | 15884 × 13135 px, from the library's own scan, not an upscale |
| Print size at 300 dpi | the map prints to 99 cm, the full sheet with margins to 134 cm |
| You download | six ZIP archives: full sheet, trimmed, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4 and ISO A |
| Inside each one | one JPEG at 300 dpi, the restoration passport as a PDF, a READ ME |
How to print
- Print at 300 dpi at the size above and do not let the shop scale the file up.
- Pick the archive whose proportions match your frame.
- Ask for matte fine-art paper, sRGB, auto-enhancement off.
- Where to print it: print shops near you and checked prices at online labs.
Source and rights
National Library of Poland, call number ZZK 2 221. The library places the sheet in the public domain and allows it to be reproduced, altered and distributed, including commercially. The archive and the shelfmark are named in the passport inside every ZIP. Catalogue record: Polona →
Questions
What exactly do I get after payment?
Six ZIP archives, each with one JPEG at 300 dpi, the restoration passport as a PDF and a READ ME. There is no TIFF master in the package.
How large can I print it?
The map to 99 cm (39 in) on the long side at 300 dpi, the full sheet with margins to 134 cm (53 in) — from the scan's own resolution, not an upscale.
Is this a map of 1714 or a map of antiquity?
Both: it was engraved in 1714, and it shows the world as ancient geographers described it. That is what the Latin title says.
Is the sheet colored?
The record does not say, so we make no claim either way. What you download is what the scan shows, with no color added by us.
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See also
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Antique World Map 1564 — Mercator, Quam Hic Vides Orbis Imaginem
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Antique World Map c. 1750 — Izobrazhenie Zemnogo Globusa
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Antique World Map 1618 — Geylekerck, Orbis Terrarum Descriptio
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Antique World Map 1541 — Fries, Tabula Noua Totius Orbis
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Antique World Map 1818 — Macpherson, Orbis Veteribus Cognitus
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Antique World Map 1677 — Duval, Carte Vniverselle du Commerce
