Jun 06, 2013 - Sale 2317

Sale 2317 - Lot 56A

Unsold
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
FRIES / WALDSEEMÜLLER. Diefert Situs Orbis Hydrographorum ab eo quem Ptolomeus Posuit - Tabu Nova Orbis. Double-page wood-engraved map, 285x455 mm image size without banner, lovely wide margins; matted. Lyons, 1535

Additional Details

The map originally appeared in 1522 without the banner stating "Tabu Nova Orbis." It follows closely the 1513 Waldseemüller map which appeared in Carta Marina. Shirley 49.