1525 – L. Fries – Tabula Prima Aphricae
350 €
Title: “Tabula Prima Aphricae”
Description:
Rare Ptolemaic map covering northwestern Africa and showing the regions with Morocco, Algeria and the Strait of Gibraltar, here called Fretum Herculen, based on Martin Waldseemuller map published in 1513. Latin text on verso.
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. Two parts of missing margin restored. Few wormholes present.
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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