Dec 05, 2013 - Sale 2334

Sale 2334 - Lot 27

Price Realized: $ 1,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
BORDONE, BENEDETTO. Ciampagu. Woodcut map on full text sheet, map measures 90x150 mm; matted. Venice, 1547

Additional Details

Map originally appeared in 1528 in Libro di Benedetto Bordone. It represents the earliest printed map devoted entirely to Japan. The map was reissued in 1547 and is represented by the present example. It was published in Isolario di Benedetto Bordone. A map of Java is on the leaf verso. Walter 5; Cortazzi, pl. 13.