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Daphne.
€590.00*
Original copper engraving, published in the 1624 Latin text edition of the historical Atlas,Parergon' by Abraham Ortelius. Verso with pagination number xlviiJ, This view of Daphne by Abraham Ortelius is the depiction of Daphne, a suburb of Antioch in Syria. This illustrated Paradise represents a mixture of Greek myth and history., According to the latest edition of Broecke's,Ortelius Atlas Maps' this map was pubished in the 1624 Latin edition with the word,lianus' in the last line on the 1st text page of the 2nd column (right aligned) and the cursive printed word,perennet' in the 2nd column (left aligned) of the 2nd text page.
Von den Ländern Asie ... (with Cyprus and the Holy Land))
€175.00*
Woodcut hand colored in wash, published in Sebastian Münster's 'Cosmographia' around 1578. German text edition. Decorative fine map of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The large woodcut map depicts Cyprus and the neighboring Holy Land. The German text page verso is relating to Sebastian Munster's description of the Holy Land and is equipped with a woodcut illustration in the centre with coat of arms of Jerusalem. The 'Cosmographia' by Sebastian Münster was one of the most richest illustrated books with geographical content describing the world in the mid of the 16th century. It was published in Basel from 1544 onwards up to 1628 in various editions and different languages. Its content was enlarged from edition to edition to provide the reader with the newest information.