Auction 90 Fine Judaica Including: Printed Books, Manuscripts,  Graphic & Ceremonial Arts
Jul 21, 2020 (your local time)
USA
 Brooklyn Navy Yard: Building 77 Suite 1108 Brooklyn NY, 11205
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LOT 48:

(PTOLEMY).
Tabula Asiae IIII.
Double-page woodcut map.9 x 11.5 inches (23 x 29 cm). First ...

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Start price:
$ 450
Estimated price:
$500 - $700
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(PTOLEMY).
Tabula Asiae IIII.



Double-page woodcut map.
9 x 11.5 inches (23 x 29 cm).
First edition 1522 (or later):
This map features the Holy Land, Syria, Iraq (i.e. Babylonia), part of Iran (i.e. Mesopotamia), the northern part of Saudi Arabia, southern Turkey and Armenia. In the lower right is the mouth of the Euphrates River leading into the Persian Gulf. In the lower left is the northern portion of the Red Sea. Cyprus is just seen to the west of Syria. Throughout the 16th century a number of reproductions of Ptolemy’s map were made, all under the same title with minor variations.
This map features the Holy Land, Syria, Iraq (i.e. Babylonia), part of Iran (i.e. Mesopotamia), the northern part of Saudi Arabia, southern Turkey and Armenia. In the lower right is the mouth of the Euphrates River leading into the Persian Gulf. In the lower left is the northern portion of the Red Sea. Cyprus is just seen to the west of Syria. Throughout the 16th century a number of reproductions of Ptolemy’s map were made, all under the same title with minor variations.

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