ARTIST: Martin Waldseemuller
PUBLISHER: Published by Laurent Fries, Strassburg
MEDIUM: Woodblock,
DATE: 1525
EDITION SIZE: 10 1/2 x 15" (265 x 382 mm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: This map appeared in a 1525 Strasbourg edition of Ptolemy's "Geographia," published by Laurent Fries. This map has a number of early manuscript additions including several new place names in Turkey and several mountain ranges in Syria. A scarce example of early woodblock cartography.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Fair to good condition. Several areas of repairs including paper replacement along centerfold and sheet edges.
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