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"Asia" als Pegasus. (Bünting)
Lot 2828
Estimate
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"Asia secunda pars terrae in forma Pegasir". Kol. Holzschnitt (aus H. Bünting, Itinerarium Sacrae Scriptura..., Magdeburg, 1581). Mit ausgem. maritimer Staffage. 24,5:36 cm, oberhalb der gedruckte Titel u. unten Text.
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Sweet 8 u. Abb. auf dem OU.; Al Ankary 17; Tooley, Oddities 3 u. Taf. III; Hill S. 38/9; Heijden, Leo Belgicus S. 12/3 mit Abb.; Ders., Europa 42; Kartenkunst Taf. 11.8. - Die bekannte figürl. Darstellung Asiens in der Gestalt des geflügelten Pferdes Pegasus. - Gereinigt u. neu aufgeleimt, je 1 hs. Notiz in Tinte seitl. im weißen Rand. Bug mit hinterklebtem Einriß unten bis ins Bild, dünnen Papierstellen u. kl. Loch oben im weißen Rand; kl. Quetschfalte in der rechten Unterecke.


"His famous map of Asia in the shape of the winged horse, Pegasus, is a curious cartographic rarity" (S.). - Col. woodcut. Washed and sized, old marginalia in ink at each side. Centerfold with repaired split at bottom affecting image, small paperflaws, and hole to upper white margin; small printer's crease at lower right corner.
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