Old Double Spherical World Map by Garnier, 1860: Mercator inset; Political & Physical detail Size:A0 (841x1189mm) Van Ribbentrop and Göring looking

Van Ribbentrop and Göring looking angrily towards the sky

rather than Istanbul

Visual references to the automobile industry

featuring intricate border designs and artistic vignettes

this edition forms the second issue of the series to replace Richard Andree’s 1895 cartography

Old Double Spherical World Map by Garnier, 1860: Mercator inset; Political & Physical detail Size:A0 (841x1189mm) Van Ribbentrop and Göring lookingTableau Sphrodal de la Terre ou Mappemonde en Deux Hmisphres, created by F. A. Garnier in 1860, is a rare and intellectually daring vision of the world at a pivotal moment in nineteenth century cartography. Conceived for Garniers Atlas Sphrodal et Universel de Gographie, it arranges the Western and Eastern hemispheres in a compelling dialogue between science and style, inviting the viewer to experience the globe as a three dimensional body projected