Sold for:
$2,489
$2,489
(Maps and Charts, World Projection), Muenster, Sebastian (1489-1552), Typus Orbis Universalis , [Basel, 1552 or later], woodblock folio print with hand coloring, with Latin text to verso, 12 3/8 x 15 1/8 in. , edge toning and likely trimmed). Shirley 92. Note: This map represents the first use of the Magellan term "Mare pacificum" and the earliest depiction of the Northeast using the Verrazananian concepts.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-11-13
