Map of the World
„Folium XIII“ - „Secunda etas
mundi“
Double-page woodcut map of
the known world before Christopher Columbus
discovered America. Map in the style of Claudius
Ptolemy (c90 - c168), the famous Greco-Roman
writer, geographer, astronomer and mathematician
of Alexandria.
The map is surrounded by a
border with twelve windheads. In three of its
corners are the portraits of Noah's sons (Jafet,
Sem and Ham), the lower left corner contains
a text about the four main winds. At left margin
are seven panels with outlandish creatures after
fables by Plinius, Herodot and others.
Verso: 14 more portraits of
strange creatures and descriptions about the
earth, its countries and residents.
Woodcuts and text on a full
double-page from the Nuremberg Chronicle, Nuremberg
1493, 46 x 61 cm (paper size), 31 x 46 cm (size
of the map), Latin edition.
Shirley: Mapping of the World,
Plate 19 (Entry 24, German edition)
€ 19.000,-
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