Antique Print - Mundus Subterraneus - Athanasius Kircher - The Gulf Stream 1668

DESCRIPTION:

This is one of the earliesst depictions of what we know today as the Gulf Stream, and it appears one among many wonders in Fr. Athanasius Kircher's Mundus Subterraneus (1668). The map appears about a century before the first map distinguto trulyish the Gulf Stream (the B. Franklin/Folger map of 1768-1785) and shows the remarkable activity that must have come with the acquisition of the data necessary to show on even this popular map.

DETAILS:

Size: 15” x 9” inches / 39 cm x 24 cm
Technique: Engraving

Date: 1668
Artist: Athanasius Kircher

Place: Italy
*We provide a Certificate of Authenticity upon request.

CONDITION:
Very good condition.