Old coloured, double hemisphere map of the world by Adam Friedrich Zürner that was prepared for Peter Schenk and included in his atlas entitled “Atlas Contractus” from ca 1700. The two main hemispheres are cartographically up-to-date and show explorers' routes, including those of Magellan, Dampier, Tasman, Gaetani and Chaumont. Nova Britannia, an island adjacent to New Guinea, is shown with an inscription saying that Dampier discovered it in 1700. Encircling the hemispheres are markings of the winds and climates, and set around the border are twenty-six smaller astronomical diagrams and hemispheres of the world according to different projections. In addition, there are two larger celestial hemispheres and, at the bottom, a panorama illustrating storms, earthquakes, tides, vortices, etc. Below, there is a textual commentary on the natural phenomena depicted. (Shirley # 639) Blank verso. The map has been reinforced with Japanese paper on the verso as a precaution; otherwise, a beautiful, old coloured example with full margins in excellent condition. 50 cm x 57 cm