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Auction 138, Lot 660

"Descriptio Totius Illyridis XVI No Tab", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: Balkans

Period: 1545 (circa)

Publication: Geographia

Color: Black & White

Size:
14.5 x 11 inches
36.8 x 27.9 cm
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This early map of ancient Illyricum covers the present-day region of Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia. The map is oriented with south approximately at the top of the map and the Sava River running along the bottom. The coastline is shown between Trieste and Zadar. In the upper left the villages in the Turkish territory (Bosnia) are marked with the crescent symbol. The map scale is expressed in German miles. Elaborate woodcut illustrations surround Latin text on the verso.

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Condition: B

The right margin is trimmed within the neatline, apparently as issued. There is a centerfold repair in the upper margin, which obscures two letters of the title and a small repair on verso at the left part of lower coordinate scale.

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $150

Closed on 12/7/2011

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