Ancient world map vintage reproduction of the XVII century by Nicolaes Geylekerck

Orbis Terrarum Descriptio Duobis Planis Hemisphaeriis Comprehesa is a 17th-century double-hemisphere world map by Nicolaes van Geelkercken. The engraved design presents the world with ships, sea monsters, Latin labels, cartouches, and richly illustrated borders showing peoples, animals, and allegorical scenes. It reflects Dutch Golden Age cartography and Europe’s expanding global imagination.

Nicolaes van Geelkercken was a Dutch cartographer, engraver, and surveyor active in the early 1600s. His maps combined geographic information with elaborate ornament, serving both scholarly and decorative purposes. Though less famous than Blaeu or Visscher, he contributed to the flourishing map culture of the Netherlands.