Jacques le Moyne de Morgues (French, ca. 1533-1588). Walnut. 16thcworld Each globe made up of

Each globe made up of a set of twelve lithographic globe gores

In the years when this map was made

It reflects the geographic knowledge of China as understood by European cartographers during the mid-17th century

surrounded by a border of liquid gold

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Jacques le Moyne de Morgues (French, ca. 1533-1588). Walnut. 16thcworld Each globe made up ofJACQUES LE MOYNE DE MORGUES (FRENCH, CA. 1533 1588) f. 67: Walnut Watercolor and gouache on paper prepared as vellum ca. 1565 Paper size: 7 1 2 x 5 5 8 in Frame size: 16 1 4 x 14 1 4 in Provenance: DuMarry (from the inscription on the frontispiece) The extraordinary career and oeuvre of the Huguenot artist Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues have only relatively recently been defined and described (see Paul Hulton, The Work of Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, A