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One of the earliest world maps available to the collector

Stock No. 24528 Category: Tags: , , , , Cartographer: SCHEDEL, D. Hartmann.

Secunda etas mundi.
Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493, Latin text edition. Woodcut, printed area 370 x 520mm. Old colour refreshed.

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A very fine example of the first edition of this incunable world map from the the 'Nuremberg Chronicle', published a matter of months after Columbus' return to Spain after his first voyage to the New World.
Appropriately for a history of the world, it takes a retrospective view, with the cartography that of Ptolemy, with a land-locked Indian Ocean with the island of Taprobana, but given a biblical theme by depicting the three sons of Noah in the borders.
Down the left are seven vignettes of bizarre mythological creatures, with a further 14 on the reverse, taken from the works of Herodotus, Solinus and Pliny. These include figures with six arms, four eyes or a bird-neck and a centaur. The text describes which parts of the world they inhabit.

Additional information

Dimensions520 × 370 mm
Cartographer

Date

1493

Extra Info

Secunda etas mundi.

Publication

Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493, Latin text edition. Woodcut, printed area 370 x 520mm. Old colour refreshed.

Condition

Tiny repairs to stitch holes at centre fold, as usual in this map.

References

SHIRLEY: 19.