Hemisphere Of The New Continent - Ancient Map by J.G. Heck - 1834. 1834

Hemisphere Of The New Continent is an artwork realized around 1760 by Johann Georg Heck Original colored print. Good conditions except for yellowing of paper and tears along the margin. Original title Hemisphere du Nouveau Continent et ses Antipodes. Printed by Engelmann & Compagnie, S.F., Paris. This print is the plate n. 7 from ''Atlas geographique, astronomique et historique, servant a l'intelligence de l'histoire ancienne, du moyen age et moderne et a la lecture des voyages les plus recens. Dresse d'apres les meilleurs materiaux tant francais qu'etrangers conformement aus progres de la science, par J.G. Heck.'' Johann Georg Heck (1795 - 1857) was a German bookseller and publisher, lithographer, cartographer, geographer and author. He became known through his work the Illustrated atlas for Conversations lexicon, Iconographic Encyclopaedia of Sciences and Arts, one of the largest German view works of the 19th century. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork.