The second of Munster’s Ptolemaic world maps, in original colour
Ptolemeisch General Tafel / die halbe Rugel der Welt begreissende.
Basle, Sebastian Petri, c.1588. German text edition. Woodcut with contemporary hand colour. Printed area 320 x 360mm.
£3,500.00
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Description
A decorative map of the world according to Claudius Ptolemy, set within a decorative border of clouds and wind heads. This new block was introduced into Munster's 'Cosmography' in 1588 to replace the earlier map cut in 1540.
Very rare to find these Munster maps in original colouring.
Condition:
Minor staining, crease bottom left corner.References:
SHIRLEY: World 162.Related products
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