1700 Cornelis Danckerts World Map | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

Explore a world map created in 1700 by Flemish cartographer Cornelis Danckerts in this video from ANTIQUES ROADSHOW. The map’s appraiser, Laura Ten Eyck, director of the renowned second floor gallery at the Argosy Book Store in New York City and a specialist in rare maps and prints, described it as a “baroque masterpiece.” The map presents an unusual map projection and some fascinating geographical features that offer a window into the cartographer’s view of the world.