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23rd March 2021 23:39
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Monte (Monti) Urbano's Map of the World from 1587
That´s on wild Map with a lot of crazy stuff on it. If you havn´t seen it it´s worth a look.
Published in Milan Italy in 1586 by Monte (Monti), Urbano.
Short Title:
Composite: Tavola 1-60. (Map of the World) (with additional spheres and labels in the four corners).
https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/ser...No&mi=0&trs=94
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Composite map of the first ring of four sheets around the north pole, the second ring of 8 sheets, the third ring of 12 sheets, the fourth ring of 18 sheets, the fifth ring of 18 sheets, and the legends and diagrams in the four corners.
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Provenance of this copy: Sotheby's, May 12th, 1981, lot 53, sold to N. Israel; H.P. Kraus catalog 165 Cimelia: A Catalogue of Important Illuminated and Textual Manuscripts Published in Commemoration of the Sale of the Ludwig Collection, January, 1983; sold to private party; 2017 sold to David Rumsey Map Collection by Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps.
Last edited by uzn; 23rd March 2021 at 23:43.
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24th March 2021 01:03
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