1525 – L. Fries – Tabu VII Asiae
350 €
Title: “Tabu. VII Asiae”
Description:
Rare Ptolemaic map of the area around Caspian Sea including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Iran, based on Martin Waldseemuller map published in 1513. Latin text within Renaissance woodcut panels and a city prospect on verso, probably designed by Albrecht Dürer.
Comes from the book “Opus Geographiae…” cartographer Lorenz Fries, published by J. Grüninger in Strasbourg, 1525.
Cartographer: Lorenz Fries (1485 – 1532)
Sheet size: 47,0 x 38,8 cm
Year: 1525
Technique: woodcut
Condition:
Good, original condition. Watermarked paper. Few lightly waterstained areas in margin.
This is an original antique map published in 1525 and NOT a modern copy or reprint
On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity
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