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Tabvla Evropae VII - Antique map

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Malta, Sardinia and Sicily."Tabula Europae VII". Orig. woodcut, S. Munster after C. Ptolemaeus' map of the region. Published in Basle by H. Petri, 1540. Orig. old colouring. With Lat. heading title, 2 cartouches with explanatory notes and...

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Ptolemy, Claudius

Münster, Sebastian

Basilej

1540

Malta, Sardinia and Sicily."Tabula Europae VII". Orig. woodcut, S. Munster after C. Ptolemaeus' map of the region. Published in Basle by H. Petri, 1540. Orig. old colouring. With Lat. heading title, 2 cartouches with explanatory notes and depiction of a naval battle scene. 27:35 cm (10 3/4 x 13 3/4 inch.).

A decorative map of Malta, Sicily and Sardinia from the rare first edition of Munster's "Geographia Universalis". - The woodcut border and ornaments on the verso are said to be the work of Hans Holbein.

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