ID 1129797
Lot 176 | Die neüwen Inseln
Estimate value
$ 1 500 – 2 500
One of the most influential 16th-century maps of the Americas. The map’s inclusion in Münster’s Cosmographia “sealed the fate of ‘America’ as the name for the New Work” (Burden). Corresponds to Burden state 5 of the German versions, with the title worded as above and “Temistitan” present. Burden 12.
Woodcut map, 254 x 340mm to neat lines on 300 x 393mm sheet (cleaned, pressed, a couple of tiny wormholes). German text on verso. Matted and framed.
| Artist: | Sebastian Münster (1488 - 1552) |
|---|---|
| Auction house category: | Maps & Atlases |
| Artist: | Sebastian Münster (1488 - 1552) |
|---|---|
| Auction house category: | Maps & Atlases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preview |
| ||||||||||||||
| Phone | +1 212 636 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Fax | +1 212 636 4930 | ||||||||||||||
| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase | ||||||||||||||
| Shipping |
Postal service Courier service pickup by yourself | ||||||||||||||
| Payment methods |
Wire Transfer | ||||||||||||||
| Business hours | Business hours
|





