carte de la terre et du ciel

Description

Hand-cut art wooden jigsaw puzzle of 1500 pieces - Made in France and environmentally friendly.

Sold in a luxurious box.

Samuel Dunn was a XVIII century English mathematician, passionate about geography and astronomy. In 1794, he executed this exceptional plate which combines in the same image: multiple maps including a projection of the world in two hemispheres, a map of the stars, of the Moon, of the solar system and numerous notes and diagrammes.

Size: 60 x 51 cm (approx.)