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MapMaker: |
Johannes Ruysch
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Subject: |
World |
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Period/Size: |
1507-08 / 16.0" x 21.7" (40.7 x 55.2 cm)
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Color: |
Black & White
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Condition: |
Copperplate engraving printed on two unjoined half-sheets. Both sheets in state five. Some minor signs of aging, overall a very good example of this rare and important map. (condition help) |
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Source: |
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References: |
Shirley, The Mapping of the World, #25; Goss, “The Remarkable Ruysch Map” in The Map Collector, No. 17; Schwartz & Ehrenberg, The Mapping of America, pp. 28-29; Fite & Freeman, #9; Suarez, Shedding the Veil, #12. |
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| Sales Information |
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Price: |
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Offered by: |
Cohen & Taliaferro LLC |
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Catalog: |
Catalog 3 Fine Antique Maps & Atlases (9209) |
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Lot/Item #: |
3 |
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Date: |
12/2012
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