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285 x 465 mm., in modern wash colour, good condition.
Ptolemy's map as issued by Laurent Fries in the 1535 edition. By now Lorenz Fries whose maps were first issued in the 1522 edition had died. The blocks found their way into the possession of Melchoir and Gaspar Treschel. For this edition published in Lyon the brothers asked Michael Servetus to re-edit the text. It depicts the central North African coast as mapped by Ptolemy. The islands of Sardinia, Sicily and Malta are also present. A fine woodcut scene of jousting is found on the verso. Karrow, R.W. (16 c.) 28/13; Nordenskiold 209; Pastoureau Ptolemee E 1535; Shirley BL T.Ptol 7d.
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285 x 465 mm., in modern wash colour, good condition.
Ptolemy's map as issued by Laurent Fries in the 1535 edition. By now Lorenz Fries whose maps were first issued in the 1522 edition had died. The blocks found their way into the possession of Melchoir and Gaspar Treschel. For this edition published in Lyon the brothers asked Michael Servetus to re-edit the text. It depicts the central North African coast as mapped by Ptolemy. The islands of Sardinia, Sicily and Malta are also present. A fine woodcut scene of jousting is found on the verso. Karrow, R.W. (16 c.) 28/13; Nordenskiold 209; Pastoureau Ptolemee E 1535; Shirley BL T.Ptol 7d.
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