Old Map of the World by Homann, 1720: Double-hemisphere; Australia incomplete, early NZ coast; Tasman & Magellan tracks Size:24x30in (60x75cm) hinting at the elusive Northwest

hinting at the elusive Northwest Passage

the map is a rich historical document that offers insights into the geopolitical and social dynamics of the era

its presence etched as a sinuous patch of low-lying terrain

As a portrait of Marylebone

captures the fierce confrontation on October 1

Old Map of the World by Homann, 1720: Double-hemisphere; Australia incomplete, early NZ coast; Tasman & Magellan tracks Size:24x30in (60x75cm) hinting at the elusive NorthwestPlaniglobii Terrestris Cum Utroq Hemisphaerio Caelesti Generalis Exhibitio, issued by Johann Baptist Homann in 1720, presents the world in a luxuriantly decorated double hemisphere, where geography, astronomy, and allegory converse on a single stage. Homann fuses the grand theater of the Baroque with the nascent empiricism of the Enlightenment: twin terrestrial spheres are accompanied by celestial counterparts and framed by emblematic personifications