Ancient world map. Nova orbis tabvla in lvcem edita by Frederik de Wit

Nova Orbis Tabula in Lucem Edita is a decorative world map by Frederik de Wit, created in the 17th century during the Dutch Golden Age of cartography. The double-hemisphere design includes polar insets, classical allegorical scenes, cherubs, and richly detailed coastlines. Its ornate engraving and hand-colored style present geography as both science and spectacle.

Frederik de Wit was a Dutch mapmaker, engraver, and publisher active in Amsterdam, a major center of European cartography. His atlases and wall maps were admired for elegant composition, fine detail, and lavish decoration. De Wit’s work helped carry the Dutch mapmaking tradition into the late 1600s.