Accession No

3405

Brief Description

map of the world, woodcut, by Martin Waldseemuller, Strasbourg, 1525

Origin

Strasbourg [a Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire]

Maker

Waldseemuller

Class

prints; cartography

Earliest Date

1525

Latest Date

1525

Inscription Date

1525

Material

Dimensions

breadth 490mm; height 366mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Sotherby’s, London, England, 15/07/1986.

Inscription

‘DIEFERT SITUS ORBIS HYDROGRAPHORUM AB EO CUEM PTOLOMEUS POSUIT’ (title of map)
‘TABULA MODER.
GRONLANDIAE ET RUSSIAE’ (title of page on reverse)

Description Notes

Double-page woodcut map of the world, engraved by Waldseemuller; Latin text on page on reverse; printed in Strasbourg, 1525.

Condition: fair (some repairs; slightly discoloured); complete.

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