Dec 13, 2001 - Sale 1919

Sale 1919 - Lot 88

Price Realized: $ 10,350
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Secunda etas Mundi. Double-page wood-engraved world map from the Latin language edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle, 415x590 mm sheet size, barest evidence of a vertical tear extending from the lower margin about half way through the image (very expertly repaired and only visible upon the closest inspection), 7 small wormholes along the fold which have been very neatly repaired, a few repaired short tears in the margins (one just entering one of the side vignettes), some other expert restoration along the sheet edges (not near the image), several small stains in the bottom margin and scattered light browning on the image.<\t>Nuremberg, 1493
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Amongst the earliest of printed maps and the only world map to come from the famous Nuremberg Chronicle.<