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Fantasy map of Europe as a Queen from Bunting’s Itinerarium

Europa Prima Pars Terrae in Forma Virginis.

Magdeburg, c.1581-, Latin edition. Coloured woodcut, printed area 300 x 370mm.
Stock #:  21923

£3,250.00

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Description

The famous fantasy map depicting Europe as a queen, with Iberia her head and crown; Denmark her right arm; Italy her left arm with Sicily an orb in her hand; Greece, the Balkans and Russia her skirts; and Bohemia a medallion on a chain around her neck. The map appears in Bünting's Itinerarium, in which the author, a theologian, rewrote the Bible as a travel book. With other fantasy maps including the World as a cloverleaf and Asia as Pegasus, the winged horse of Perseus. A very fine example.

Condition:

A good example.

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