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VERY FASHIONABLE PRESTIGIOUS
GIFT!
A BEAUTIFUL DECORATION FOR
OFFICE AND HOME!
Autor: Robert Powell Vaughan (*1592 –
†1667)
was an eminent Welsh antiquary and collector of
manuscripts. His collection, later known as the Hengwrt–Peniarth Library from
the houses in which it was successively preserved, formed the nucleus of the
National Library of Wales, and is still in its care.
Map title: A New and accurate Mappe of
the World, drawne according
to the best and latest discoveries that have been
made. 1628
Description: Robert Vaughan's map of the World, which first appeared in the 1628
edition of Sir Francis Drake's The World Encompassed. Decorative elements
include portraits of Sir Francis Drake, Ferdinand Magellan, Thomas Cavendish,
and Olivier van Noort, armillary sphere, birds, elephant, ship, figures
representing water, fire, air, and earth, and illustrations of eclipses of the
moon and sun.
Material: 100% Cotton
Canvas, Magnetic Wood Frame
Total size: 16" X 13" (41 cm
X 33 cm)