Description: Andreas Cellarius, Leipzig 1730
Caption: Handcol. engr. map in a semi-circular projection surrounded by 7 wind heads, topped by a title-banner and vignette showing Aeolus guarding his cave. Old World climates according to Strabo. Europe, Asia, and northern Africa are surrounded by eight compass points worth of wind heads. Of particular interest is ‘Aquilo,’ the north wind, characterized as a winged dog [?], held in check by a chain leash, grasped by a Neptune figure seated on an immense, hollowed out rock at the North Pole. From “Notitia Orbis Antiqui’. 12 x 9 inch