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Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow | May 20, 2023

Sat, May 20, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 148

Münster/Holbein - 16th Century Map of the World

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

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Sebastian Münster (1488-1552) and Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543), Typus Cosmographicus Universalis, Basel, circa 1532-1555, for Simon Grynaeus and Johann Huttich's Novus Orbis Regionum, engraving on laid paper, sheet 14-7/8 x 22-7/8 in.; gilt wood frame, 22-1/2 x 30 in.

Condition

hinged in on mat at top edge with archival tape, all edges trimmed, light staining at edges, some thinning and small hole to paper near horizontal fold line

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Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow