Title:
“Africa ex Magna Orbis Terre Descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris Desumpta”
Map Maker:
Gerard Mercator
Compiled from Gerard Mercator's world map of 1569,... (full text available to subscribers)
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MapMaker: |
Gerard Mercator
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Subject: |
Africa |
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Period/Size: |
1628 / 14.8" x 18.3" (37.6 x 46.5 cm)
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Color: |
Black & White
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Condition: |
A few small tears and holes in blank margins have been repaired with archival materials. There is faint soiling and two tiny worm holes in blank areas of map image, one of which has been professionally infilled. Remnants of hinge tape on verso. (condition help) |
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Source: |
Gerardi Mercatoris Atlas sive Cosmographicae |
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References: |
Betz #31; Norwich #21. |
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Sales Information |
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Offered by: |
Old World Auctions |
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Catalog: |
Auction No. 140 - Antique Maps, Charts, Atlases & Globes (9029) |
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Lot/Item #: |
802 |
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Date: |
05/2012
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