0851
„Africa“
Venice, Paolo Forlani 1562
engraving
52.7 × 75.5 cm (sheet)
Provenance
private property,Vienna
Literature
Betz, The Mapping of Africa, No. 6;
Karrow, Mapmakers of the Sixteenth Century, No. 30/98.1;
Meurer, Strabo Illustratus Atlas, map 116 (ill.);
Tooley, Maps in Italian Atlases, No. 67;
Woodward, Maps and prints of Paolo Forlani, No. 10.01;
Woodward, Paolo Forlani, map 1 and p. 49-50
engraving in two parts; horizontal and vertical folding traces; small tears in the broad, white edges; slightly foxed
Estimate: € 8.000 - 16.000
Hammer price: € 18.000
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