Africa.- Fries (lorenz) [tabula Nova Partis Africae], Woodcut Map, [c. 1525]. - Sep 15, 2022 | Forum Auctions In London
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Africa.- Fries (Lorenz) [Tabula Nova Partis Africae], woodcut map, [c. 1525].

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Africa.- Fries (Lorenz) [Tabula Nova Partis Africae], woodcut map, [c. 1525].
Africa.- Fries (Lorenz) [Tabula Nova Partis Africae], woodcut map, [c. 1525].
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Africa.- Fries (Lorenz) [Tabula Nova Partis Africae], rare Ptolemaic map of Southern Africa, a reduced version of Waldseemuller's map of 1513, from 'Claudii Ptolemaei Geographicae...', woodcut with full early hand-colouring, on laid paper with watermark of an anchor within a circle, sheet 370 x 480 mm (14 1/2 x 18 7/8 in), decorative woodcut border with Latin title verso, central vertical with some careful repairs, notably marginal loss to upper centre, surface dirt and handling creases, unframed, [Strasbourg, circa 1525].
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Africa.- Fries (Lorenz) [Tabula Nova Partis Africae], woodcut map, [c. 1525].

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