Early Edition of a Medieval Mappaemundi
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World Map/ Medieval Cartography. ANONYMOUS
[Lyons, 1491/ 1506]
Untitled Woodcut World Map, printed on two sheets.
12 ½ x 14 ½ inches (32 x 37 cm
Trimmed close top and bottom with partial loss of directional words, else excellent with a strong impression.
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One of the Earliest, Collectible,
Discovery-Era World Maps
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World. FRIES, L./ WALDSEEMULLER, M.
[Lyons, 1535]
Tabu. Nova. Orbis. .
12 x 18 inches.
Superb hand color, excellent condition.
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The Defining World Map of its Age
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World. ORTELIUS, A.
[Antwerp, 1570/ 1579]
Typvs Orbis Terrarvm.
13 ¼ x 19 ¼ inches.
Fine hand color; excellent condition.
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A Superb Set of the World and Continents
By the Great Master of the Dutch Golden Age of Mapmaking
In the Earliest Acquirable Issue
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World & Continents Set. BLAEU, W
[Amsterdam, 1635]
Five maps: Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis / Americae nova Tabula. Auct: Guiljelmo Blaeuw. / Africa nova descriptio. / Asia noviter delineata. / Europa recens descripta a Guilielmo Blaeuw.
16 x 22 inches.
All five maps are in excellent to fine condition with superb hand-color of the period; each presented in a matching, archival frame.
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A "Master Forerunner" World Map
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World. VISSCHER, N. J.
[Amsterdam, 1658]
Orbis Terrarum Nova Et Accuratissima Tabula.Auctore Nicolao Visscher.
18 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches.
Fine hand color; centerfold reinforced, else excellent.
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