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Auction 119, Lot 461

"[Wallia Anglia Scotia]", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: Britain

Period: 1598 (circa)

Publication: Cosmographia

Color: Hand Color

Size:
5.3 x 3.1 inches
13.5 x 7.9 cm
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Simple yet evocative miniature woodblock Ptolemaic map showing the major cities of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The map is on a full sheet of German text (8.25 x 13.3") including a decorative capital with more text and decoration on the verso.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $130 - $175

Sold for: $180

Closed on 5/9/2007

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