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Berlinghieri, Francesco
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Berlinghieri, Francesco
- [Geographia; In questo volume si contengono septe giornate della Geographia di Francesco Berlingeri fiorentino allo illustrissimo Federigo Duca Durbino. Florence: Nicolaus Laurentii Alemanus, 1482]
- paper
Folio (413 x 268mm.), Italian text, 102 text leaves (only, of 126), double and triple column, 51 lines and headline, roman letter, initial-spaces, most with printed guides, 31 engraved Ptolemaic and “Modern maps” (29 double-page, 2 full-page) printed on 60 leaves, manuscript annotations of verso of some of maps, later vellum over boards, lacking 24 leaves of text, first leaf cut down and restored at edge, maps laid down, a few cropped (as usual), some soiling and staining, binding slightly soiled
Literature
Goff B-342; H 2825*; GW 3870; BMC VI 629; IGI 1492; Sander 927; The World Encompassed 39; Campbell pp.133-35; Shirley 9; Nordenskiöld 3
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This is only the third printed atlas and the first printed in the Italian language.
Of particular importance in this edition are the "modern maps" of Spain, France, Italy and Palestine, appearing here for the first time as copper engravings, just prior to their appearance as woodcuts in the Ulm edition of the same year. Berlinghieri's terza rima text is an adaptation of Ptolemy's Cosmographia supplemented from modern writers and this is the only edition of Ptolemy with the maps printed on the original Ptolemaic projection of equidistant parallels and meridians, and the first to provide gazetteers for the individual maps.