Antique World Map or General Description of the Terrestrial and Aquatic Globe, 1740

Antique World Map or General Description of the Terrestrial and Aquatic Globe, 1740Giovambattista Albrizzi was an Italian cartographer and publisher who lived during the 18th century. He is known for his work in cartography and publishing maps and atlases. One of his notable publications is titled "Mappamondo o sia Descrizione Generale del Globo Terrestre ed Acquatico," which translates to "World Map or General Description of the Terrestrial and Aquatic Globe" in English. Published in 1740, Albrizzi's "Mappamondo" was a

The "waerin de graden der breedte over weder=syden vande middellyn wassende" part of the title indicates that the chart depicted latitude lines increasing southward from the equator

The Tofino nautical chart or map of Mallorca

and efforts to establish a civil government were underway

Goltzius's engraving is based on a classical sculpture by the Greek artist Kresilas

One of his notable publications is titled "Mappamondo o sia Descrizione Generale del Globo Terrestre ed Acquatico

The map artfully divides itself into three distinct realms

contrasting colors and thick brushstrokes gives the painting a sense of energy and movement

The map aimed to provide a new and comprehensive description of the entire world

"Further India" typically referred to Southeast Asia

where it is displayed as a part of their permanent collection

" we can see this approach in the way the flowers are depicted as a series of overlapping planes

The figure is depicted in Picasso's characteristic Cubist style