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Auction 196, Lot 540

"[Untitled - Greece]", Solinus, Caius Julius

Subject: Greece

Period: 1538 (published)

Publication: C. Iulii Solini Polyhistor...

Color: Black & White

Size:
4.1 x 6 inches
10.4 x 15.2 cm
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This scarce woodcut map by Sebastian Munster was published in Solinus' Polyhistor. It depicts a Ptolemaic view of Europe with Latin place names, exaggerated rivers, and rope-like mountains. On a sheet of Latin text measuring 8.2 x 12.5".

Solinus was a Roman grammarian from the 3rd century who borrowed largely from Pliny's Natural History, reinterpreting it from a geographical perspective.

References: Mickwitz & Miekkavaara #285-18.

Condition: A

A nice impression on a bright sheet with minor toning along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $160 - $190

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Closed on 2/7/2024

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