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939 - GEMMA FRISIUS; APIAN, Petrus *Carta cosmographica*, with the names, properties, and virtues of the winds. [c. 1575] Woodcut, 18.7 x 28 cm (some very light, small spots). Mounted on a passe-partout. Second woodcut of the well-known heart-shaped world map surrounded by wind heads and numerous other decorations by Gemma Frisius from a Spanish edition of Apian’s *Cosmographia*. Ref. Shirley 96.

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€800 - 1,000

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30%

GEMMA FRISIUS; APIAN, Petrus *Carta cosmographica*, with the names, properties, and virtues of the winds. [c. 1575] Woodcut, 18.7 x 28 cm (some very light, small spots). Mounted on a passe-partout. Second woodcut of the well-known heart-shaped world map surrounded by wind heads and numerous other decorations by Gemma Frisius from a Spanish edition of Apian’s *Cosmographia*. Ref. Shirley 96.

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Cartography, atlases, old manuscripts, old and rare books
Friday, December 4
01:00 PM
19/2 Rue aux Laines
1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

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Arenberg Auctions +3225441055 info@arenbergauctions.com
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