Title:
“Africa ex Magna Orbis Terre Descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris Desumpta, Studio & Industria”
Map Maker:
Gerard Mercator, the younger
Compiled from Gerard Mercator's world map of 1569,... (full text available to subscribers)
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MapMaker: |
Gerard Mercator, the younger
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Subject: |
Africa |
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Period/Size: |
1595 / 14.8" x 18.3" (37.6 x 46.5 cm)
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Color: |
Colored
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Condition: |
(B+) A sharp, early impression with superb, full contemporary color on a sheet with an oval medallion watermark. There is light toning along the centerfold and a few tiny worm tracks also along the centerfold. (condition help) |
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Source: |
Atlas sive Cosmographicae... |
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References: |
Betz #31; Norwich #21; Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #8600:1A. |
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Offered by: |
Old World Auctions |
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Catalog: |
Auction No. 183 - Antique Maps, Charts, Atlases & Globes (9529) |
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Lot/Item #: |
497 |
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Date: |
06/2021
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