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Copperplate Engraving, single sheet, float-mounted and framed (11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches sheet, 20 x 22 1/2 inches framed). This map is a reduced version of Mercator's planisphere map with a portrait of Jesus Christ and a quotation from Cicero. This map first appeared in the third edition of Quad's travel book, "Europae totius orbis terrarum." South America is misshapen and North America is excessively broad, with the St. Lawrence River long and prominent. In the Far East, Australia is joined to Terra Australis. A prolific member of the "Cologne School of Cartography," Matthias Quad completed his training in Holland before arriving in Germany in 1587. Beginning in 1570, Cologne became a haven for Dutch cartographers eager to seek refuge from religious and political persecution at home. The migration continued for more than forty years resulting in a renaissance of Dutch mapmaking headed by Matthias Quad and Frans Hogenberg. During a period of twelve years lasting from 1592 to 1604, Quad wrote 18 historical and geographical works, which were all published in Cologne, mostly by Johann Bussemacher and Wilhelm Lützenkirchen. A mix of Latin and German, this incredible literary activity a great deal of woodcuts and engravings embellished and improved previous publications. Meurer states, "Quad's work is probably more extensive than is generally recognized." He is known to have published under a number of pseudonyms, including Cyprian Eichovius and Konrad Loew, in order to avoid difficulties resulting from his Reformed faith.