(North Pole) Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio ~Fall 2019~ Johnson's Pennsylvania Virginia Delaware and

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(North Pole) Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio ~Fall 2019~ Johnson's Pennsylvania Virginia Delaware andSeptentrionalium Terrarum descriptio, Mercator, c. 1633This is the first map to focus on the mysteries of the North Pole. Mercator first hinted at the subject on his famous world map of 1569, showing an inset of the area, but this map addresses it head on. While no exploration had occurred throughout most of these northern reaches, great and detailed speculations were conceived. Here, four large islands are divided by rivers, with a large black rock