Historic Map : Janvier Map of Italy, 1770, Vintage Wall Art Size:36in x 24in Nova Zembla

Nova Zembla

The progression meanders along many paths and digressions to finally arrive upper right quadrant where we see a hill upon which rests a gigantic Grasshopper - Chapultepec

depending upon the source

and the Schoodic Peninsula

In addition to the main map there are three insets detailing Hadrian's W

Historic Map : Janvier Map of Italy, 1770, Vintage Wall Art Size:36in x 24in Nova ZemblaA beautiful example of Le Sieur Janvier's 1770 decorative map of Italy. Covers from the Gulf of Eyon eastward to include all of Corsica, Sardinia, Italy, the Adriatic, and parts of Hungary and Turkey in Europe. Extends south to include adjacent parts of Africa and north as far as Lake Geneva. An elaborate title cartouche rendered with Papal accoutrements appears in the lower left hand quadrant. A secondary cartouche bearing a six distance scales