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PTOLEMAEUS, LIBER GEOGRAPHIAE, VENICE, 1511
估價
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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描述
- Liber geographiae cum tabulis et universali figura et cum additione locorum quae a recentioribus reperta sunt. Venice: Jacobus Pentius de Lencho, 20 March 1511
- paper
Folio (430 x 295 mm), title printed in red, text in double columns, initial spaces, a few woodcut and typographic diagrams in text, suite of 28 full-sheet woodcut maps, later sheep, final map with seventeenth-century manuscript note, light spotting, marginal dust-soiling to title, a few small marginal wormholes, small tear to dedication leaf, binding refurbished with joints starting (slightly bowed)
來源
Johannes Castani, Camphius (of Kampmann), 1675, signature on title; Russeaulx, signature on title
出版
Phillips, Atlases 358; Shirley 31, 32; Sabin 66477; Stevens, Ptolemy 43; Adams P2218
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, 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."
拍品資料及來源
FIRST VENETIAN EDITION, AND THE EARLIEST EXAMPLE IN ATLAS PRODUCTION OF TWO-COLOUR PRINTING. A TALL AND CRISP COPY. This edition translated by Jacobus Angelus and edited by Bernadus Sylvanus of Eboli.
The atlas is unique among Italian editions being printed from woodcuts, each map using two blocks; all place names are printed from type inserted in the block. Sylvanus amended Ptolemy’s maps to take account of modern discoveries and the cordiform map of the `modern’ world is the earliest of its kind, and only the second map in an edition to show America; it is the first western printed map to indicate Japan [Shirley 32].
The atlas is unique among Italian editions being printed from woodcuts, each map using two blocks; all place names are printed from type inserted in the block. Sylvanus amended Ptolemy’s maps to take account of modern discoveries and the cordiform map of the `modern’ world is the earliest of its kind, and only the second map in an edition to show America; it is the first western printed map to indicate Japan [Shirley 32].