Recherche dans la collection - Planispere terrestre suivant les nouvelles observations des astronomes dressé et presenté au Roy très Chrétien par Mr. Cassini le fils, de l'Academie Royal des Sciences. A Leide chez Pietre van der Aa. Avec privilege. --- J. Goere, G.W. Gowen. [cartographic material]

Illus: The circular map is bordered by human beings; the four central figures, one in each corner appear to be either gods or personifications of astrological symbols.
See Koeman " A or 6 (1)": le Nouveau Theatre du Monde, Leidon, 1713 See later state H2/10,000/[ca.1730] (NMC 27705)
This map was originally drawn on the floor of the Paris observatory in 1679. The map was etched on copper in 1694 and 1696 by Cassini's son. In 1713 Pieter van der Aa published the map in his new atlas of the world. This map also has the title in latin in the upper left corner.
Skelton: History of Cartography, P. 236

The microfiche version is NMC16770