An 18th century miniature map of the world

DESING, Anselm.

Neuer Atlas von XXIX Hauptkarten zu vermehren mit neben-karten.
Regensburg: Johann Gastl, 1733. Coloured. 115 x 140mm.

A charming miniature world map used as the engraved title for Father Desing's juvenile atlas. The vignette in the lower cusp shows the European powers tearing the world apart.

KING: Miniature maps, 2nd ed, illus. p. 18.
Stock ID : 22339