Giovanni Antonio Remondini: 'Nouvelle Mappe Monde dediee au progres de nos connoissances', a striking decorative map of the World, oriented to show the 'Hemisphere Marine' (Southern Hemisphere) and 'Hemisphere Terrestre' (Northern Hemisphere) originally issued by Charles Pierre Boullanger and later by Santini in 1776 and Remondini in 1784. Hand coloured. 49.5 x 68.5 cm. The map includes a massive Bay of the West and partial coastlines of New Zealand and Australia. No sign of the discovery of Antarctica. Paris is at the centre of the right sphere, so that Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and most of South America appear together: the left sphere contains Patagonia, New Holland and the East Indian Islands. Thus Santini could name the two halves 'Hemisphere Maritime' and 'Hemisphere Terrestre'. Australia and New Zealand are only shown partially (despite Cook's discoveries), the erroneous 'Mer de L'Ouest' appears in northwest America, with a large 'I. Nouvelle' just south of the Bering Straits