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Lot 1189

Sebastian Münster - Tabula Novarum Insularum Map

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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Sebastian Münster (German, 1489-1552), Tabula novarum insularum, quas diversis respectibut Occidentales & Ionianas uocant, from Cosmographiae, Basel, 1550, with text verso, wood cut on laid paper in two sheets, image 10 x 13-1/4 in. sheet 11-7/8 x 15-1/2 in.; modern frame 19-1/2 x 22-1/2 in. Note: This is the 5th state of the map (out of 13 states) from the 1550 Latin edition of Cosmographia. This state has "Die Nüw/ Welt" moved lower down, and replaced by "Nouus orbis," with the phrase "Insula Atlantica quam uo- / cant Brasilii & Americam" in South America, "Temistitan" is named in Mexico, "Sciona" is at the foot of the flag, and latitude and longitude bars are not present. Latin verso.Reference: First Map of the continent of America Tabula novarum insularum, quas Diversis respectibus Occidentales & Indianas uocant., Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc., https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/66316/first-map-of-the-continent-of-america-tabula-novarum-insu-munster   , Provenance: W. Graham Arader III, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Estate of Carl R. Hartrampf Jr., Atlanta, Georgia

Condition

hinged, light foxing
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