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Americas--Münster, S.
Estimate
2,000 - 2,500 GBP
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Description
- Novae Insulae XVII nova tabula. [Basel, 1545], 290 x 370mm., double-page woodcut map, Latin text on verso, [Burden 12], one small stain, and small hole at upper fold (not affecting image)
- paper
Catalogue Note
The first printed map of the Americas from an atlas and the earliest available delineation fo the American continent. This example, the second state of the map, was published in the 1545 edition of Ptolemy's Geographia.