Catalog Archive
Auction 99, Lot 44
Print View

"Universal=Historie auf der Land=Karten", Desing, P. Anselm

Subject: Ancient World

Period: 1740 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.5 x 16.2 inches
57.2 x 41.1 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

Very unusual map of the ancient world filled with figures illustrating the major events in the history of the world. The map is surrounded on three sides with German text containing 217 historical entries beginning with events from the Old Testament and ending in 1733. At bottom is a small double hemisphere world map and two solar system diagrams.

References:

Condition: A

Tiny separations on folds in upper margins, closed with framer's tape.

Estimate: $400 - $500

Sold for: $300

Closed on 6/12/2002

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Read more about us...

Recent Articles

More...

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

© 2024 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap