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Great Britain and Ireland."Tabv. Hiberniae. Sco.". Orig. woodblock after M. Waldseemüller's map of the region from 1513. From L. Fries' "Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini ... Geographiae". Published by J. Grüninger, Strasbourg, 1522. With title in...
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Grüninger, Joann
Strasbourg
1522
Great Britain and Ireland."Tabv. Hiberniae. Sco.". Orig. woodblock after M. Waldseemüller's map of the region from 1513. From L. Fries' "Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini ... Geographiae". Published by J. Grüninger, Strasbourg, 1522. With title in a decorative border above the map. 32:41 cm (12 1/2 x 16 1/4 inch.).
Laurent (Lorenz) Fries' (1485-1532) first edition. A map of Great Britain and Ireland. - The woodcut border and ornaments on the verso are said to be the work of Hans Holbein. - Some wormholes in margins. Fresh, dark impression, nice copy.