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A scarce woodcut map of Europe

Stock No. 20432 Category: Tags: , , Cartographer: BELLEFOREST, François de.

La Carte d'Europe.
Paris: Michel Sonnius & Nicolas Chesneau, 1575. Woodcut, printed area 355 x 465mm, wide margins with old red ruling.

£1,200

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A woodcut copy of the Ortelius map of Europe, published in the ''Cosmographie Universelle', which contained the text of Munster's 'Cosmography' translated into French by Belleforest and maps copied from various sources including Ortelius and Braun & Hogenberg.
A rare map, much more so that the original copper engraving by Ortelius.

Additional information

Dimensions465 × 355 mm
Cartographer

Date

1575

Extra Info

La Carte d'Europe.

Publication

Paris: Michel Sonnius & Nicolas Chesneau, 1575. Woodcut, printed area 355 x 465mm, wide margins with old red ruling.

Condition

A good example.

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