Jun 20, 2002 - Sale 1940

Sale 1940 - Lot 123

Price Realized: $ 288
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 150 - $ 250
MERIAN, MATTHEAUS. America noviter delineata. Engraved folding map, 350x435 mm, margins trimmed but ample, remargined on the left, with serious defects as follows: lacking about a quarter of the inset at lower left (Terra Incognita), additional loss in the area of Chili (5x45 mm), several other small holes, scattered soiling and creasing, folds reinforced with paper on verso. sold as is - specimen copy only.<> Frankfurt, 1631

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Derivative of the famous Bertius map of 1624. This issue noted for the skulls in the cartouche.<