Martin Waldseemüller

WSM 09413

Near East

„Quarta Asiae Tabula.“

Map of the Near East between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf, with Cyprus and the regions of Israel, Palestine, the Lebanon, Jordania, Syria and Iraq. Trapeze-shaped in the style of Ptolemy.

Woodcut map from Ptolemy's „Geographia“ by Martin Waldseemüller, published by Jakob Äschler and Georg Übelin, printed by Johannes Schott, Straßburg 1513, 37,5 x 50-53,5 cm (map size).

A few small spots, mainly at outer margins, otherwise very good condition, wide margins.

€ 5.800,-

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