Mercator - Hondius´ map of the North Pole 1607
Vollendet
2017-06-20
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| Höchstes Gebot | 16000 SEK |
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| Schätzwert | 5 000-6 000 SEK |
NORTH POLE. MERCATOR, GERARD - HONDIUS, H. Septentrionalium terrarum descriptio. No place, no date (Amsterdam 1607).
Old coloured engraved map with title and three circular inset maps in the corners (The Shetlands, Faroe islands)
Latin text on verso. About 370x390 mm. Finely repaired tear to left part and margins (about 6 cms into the map), some pencil notes in lower margin, minor soiling to margin.
See Ginsberg: Printed Maps of Scandinavia and the Arctic 1482-1601 (New York 2006) pp. 139-143.
