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Auction: 15040 - Antique Maps sale during the International Exhibition
Lot: 173

Maps
Europe
Russia - Caspian Sea
1542 Tabula Asiae III (Black & Caspian Sea Region) by Sebastian Munster; 14¾ x 12½ inches, hand-coloured. Pages numbered 570-571 with Latin text on verso.

Excellent example of Munster's Ptolemaic map of the region between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea extending south to include all of Armenia Major and part of Armenia Minoris. Munster's map shows Noah's Arc in the Caspian Sea, believed to have come to rest in a mountain in Armenia according to the map. Shows Armenia Major, Iberia, Albania, Colchis, Porte Albanie, the Euphratis River, the Tigris, Assyriae, and many other place names in the cradle of civilization.

Small repaired hole in the top margin and a couple of minor imperfections. Photo

Estimate
SG$600 to SG$800