Title:
“[Atlas] Cosmographia”
Map Maker:
Ptolemy/Germanus
Royal folio. 32 woodcut maps (all but one double-p... (full text available to subscribers)
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MapMaker: |
Ptolemy/Germanus
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Subject: |
Ancient World |
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Period/Size: |
1486 / 16.5" x 11.4" (42.0 x 29.0 cm)
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Color: |
Unknown
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Condition: |
Contemporary south German blind-stamped calf over wooden boards; a little worn & repaired. Maps with contemporary color. Short tears in a few leaves. Marginal printed lines on a few maps just shaved. Repairs to 1st map. Light staining at beginning & end. (condition help) |
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References: |
Campbell, T. (Earliest) pp.135-38. |
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Sales Information |
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Offered by: |
Sotheby's |
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Catalog: |
Sale L06406 - The Library of Lord Wardington: Important Atlases and Geographies - Part Two - October (8481) |
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Lot/Item #: |
396 |
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Date: |
10/2006
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