Tirolis / Helvetia & Rhaetia
| Reference: | MS5704 |
| Author | Henrick SCHERER |
| Year: | 1699 ca. |
| Zone: | Switzerland |
| Printed: | Munich |
| Measures: | 360 x 240 mm |
€225.00
| Reference: | MS5704 |
| Author | Henrick SCHERER |
| Year: | 1699 ca. |
| Zone: | Switzerland |
| Printed: | Munich |
| Measures: | 360 x 240 mm |
€225.00
Description
Decorative map Heinrich Scherer for his Atlas Novus exhibens orbem terraguem per naturae opera, historiae navae acveterus monumenta, artistique geographicae leges et praecepta...published in eight volumes from 1702-1710 in Munich. Scherer, a devout Jesuit, produced this geographical compendium to depict the Catholic hierarchy and the spread of Jesuit missions throughout the world.
Copper engraving, in very good condition.
Henrick SCHERER (Dilingen 1628 - Monaco 1704)
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Heinrich Scherer was a devout Jesuit, and professor of mathematics at Munich. His 'Atlas Novus' contained maps of all other parts which showed the spread of Catholicism and Jesuit missions.
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Henrick SCHERER (Dilingen 1628 - Monaco 1704)
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Heinrich Scherer was a devout Jesuit, and professor of mathematics at Munich. His 'Atlas Novus' contained maps of all other parts which showed the spread of Catholicism and Jesuit missions.
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