Historic Map : Lotter Map of The World on a Hemisphere Projection, 1775, Vintage Wall Art Americas West Indies Caribbean Antilles 1773 Map of Jamaica This fascinating hand colored 1814

This fascinating hand colored 1814 map by Edinburgh cartographer John Thomson depicts the modern West Indies or Caribbean nations of Porto Rico

from top left: Braga

Scandinavia and Poland before Reformation

The main map is surrounded by 15 maps of important Italiancities including: Gennes

Historic Map : Lotter Map of The World on a Hemisphere Projection, 1775, Vintage Wall Art Americas West Indies Caribbean Antilles 1773 Map of Jamaica This fascinating hand colored 1814This is a stunning double hemisphere map of the world prepared by Guillaume de L'Isle and published by Tobias Conrad Lotter in 1775. The map is based upon the remarkable work of Guillaume de L'Isle. Depicts the entire world on a hemisphere projection with two smaller hemispheres describing the Polar Regions. In accordance with de L'Isle's rather high minded perspective on speculative cartography this map shows considerable restraint with regard to