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Pomponius Mela
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- Cosmographia, sive De situ orbis. Venice: Erhard Ratdolt, 18 July 1482
- paper
Chancery 4to (209 x 152mm.), 48 leaves, A-F8, gothic type, heading on A2 printed in red, 5- to 11-line white on black woodcut initials, full-page woodcut map with letterpress text, old wooden boards (probably a remboitage) with later half speckled calf covering, paper manuscript label on spine, single clasp, early annotations, all leaves stained and repaired at top of gutter (particularly in first quire, affecting corner of map but with no loss of text), new endleaves
Literature
Goff M452; HC 11019; BMC v 286; BSB-Ink P-687; Bod-inc M-179; Klebs 675.6; Sander 4485; Redgrave, Ratdolt 28; Map: Shirley 8; Campbell 91; Suarez, Shedding the Veil 7
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
WITH THE SECOND WOODCUT MAP PRINTED IN ITALY, entitled "Novellae etati ad geographie...". "Ptolemaic maps reached a wider and more varied audience by their inclusion in books other than Ptolemy's Geographia. The first such cases were Pomponius Mela, and Berlinghieri. The simpler conical projection used in the 1478 Rome Ptolemy has here been combined with a 'modern' Scandinavia similar to that found in the Ulm world of 1482" (Suarez).
Pomponius Mela wrote his cosmographical treatise in c. 43AD, which was first printed in 1471 without illustrations. The map included in this edition is the first printed map to include new information about the Portuguese voyages into the Gulf of Guinea.
Pomponius Mela wrote his cosmographical treatise in c. 43AD, which was first printed in 1471 without illustrations. The map included in this edition is the first printed map to include new information about the Portuguese voyages into the Gulf of Guinea.