Antique World Map c. 1739 — Delisle, Hemisphere Meridional
Description
An old world map of the southern half, printed in Amsterdam
The title states the purpose of the sheet: Hemisphere Meridional pour voir plus distinctement les Terres Australes — the southern hemisphere, so that the southern lands may be seen more distinctly. The map is Guillaume Delisle's; this sheet was printed in Amsterdam by the brothers Reinier and Josua Ottens, whose imprint reads chez R. & I. Ottens, Geog.r. Longitude runs from Ferro, the ground is drawn in hachures, an inset shows the Cape of Circumcision, and the back of the sheet is blank.
What the catalogue records
The National Library of Poland records one copper engraving on a sheet of 55 × 64 cm, at a scale of about 1:32,000,000. The date is given as not before 1739, which is why the year here carries the word about instead of a false precision. Delisle's dates are 1675 to 1726, Reinier Ottens's 1698 to 1750, Josua's 1704 to 1765. The title is taken from the cartouche, the call number is ZZK 28 840, and on coloring the record says nothing.
The southern sheet, and its pair
The same library holds the northern half of the pair, Hemisphere Septentrional, at the neighboring shelfmark ZZK 28 841, on a sheet of the same size and scale. Hung together they close the globe; hung alone, this one is the southern half, and the round planiglobe frames almost square.
Your file
| Original | Guillaume Delisle, published by R. and J. Ottens, Amsterdam, about 1739, copper engraving |
| Sheet | 55 × 64 cm |
| Scan | full sheet 15035 × 13112 px; the map inside the trimmed border 11030 × 10968 px. From the library's own scan, not an upscale |
| Print size at 300 dpi | the map prints to 93 cm (36 in), the full sheet with its title and margins to 127 cm (50 in) |
| 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, so nothing is cropped or stretched.
- Ask for matte fine-art paper, printed in sRGB with 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 28 840. The library places the sheet in the public domain and allows it to be reproduced, altered and distributed, commercially too. Archive and 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?
Two numbers, because you get two files. The round map alone reaches 93 cm (36 in) at 300 dpi; the full sheet with its engraved title and margins reaches 127 cm (50 in). Both come from the resolution of the library's scan, not from an upscale.
Why does the year say "about 1739"?
Because the catalogue dates the sheet as not before 1739. We keep the library's own degree of certainty rather than invent a year.
Where is zero longitude on this map?
At Ferro, as the catalogue records. Maps of this period counted longitude from there.
Features
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See also
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Antique World Map c. 1740 — Delisle, Hemisphere Septentrional
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Antique World Map 1744 — Le Rouge, Mappe Monde Nouvelle
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Antique World Map c. 1807 — Hansteen, Abweichungskarte
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Antique World Map 1810 — Sherwood, Neely and Jones
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Antique World Map c. 1635 — Blaeu, Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis
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Antique World Map 1752 — Robert de Vaugondy, Orbis Vetus
