La Secunde Table Generale selon Ptol. From: “La Cosmographie Universelle.”
AUCTION 77 |
Thursday, January 17th,
2019 at 1:00 PM
"K2" Online Auction: Printed Books, Holy Land Maps, Posters, & Jewish Graphic Art
Lot 104
MUNSTER, SEBASTIAN.
La Secunde Table Generale selon Ptol. From: “La Cosmographie Universelle.”
Basel, 1555 (first edition: 1540):
Est: $400 - $600
Munster's depiction of Ptolemy’s World Map. Both Asia and Africa extend endlessly, while the Atlantic Ocean ends abruptly with a straight line of land. The ornate border portrays the winds as puffing putti.