Planisphere

L Smith, Planisphere, Paris: L E Desbuissons, J Migeon, 1892
14 x 18 in (35 x 45 cm)

Large antique Planisphere, copper engraved by L. Smith, text by A. Bizet.

Beautiful planisphere with original hand-coloured map of the world, with a small cartouche of Eiffel tower in the lower left, the statue of Liberty and Pyramids of Egypt. The literal, intuitive meaning of "planisphere" is a flattened sphere, a sphere converted in some way to a plane. It was originally used to refer specifically to a map of the celestial sphere, although in the early modern era its usage was expanded; in the modern era, it has been interpreted more generically by historians.

This work will be shipped unframed

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