Four-fold map screen with 21 engraved maps
Thomas Jefferys
- Art Funded
- 1997
- Dimensions
- 180 x 256 cm
- Vendor
- Howe, Christophre
The screen has a main world map surrounded by 20 inset maps showing parts of Europe and two celestial hemispheres.
It includes a new map of the world or terrestrial globe agreeable to the most modern discoveries and regulated by astronomical observations communicated to the Royal Societies of London and Paris.
Provenance
Private owner