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Lot 425

[WALDSEEMULLER, Martin (c.1470-1520)]. Tabula Moderna. Norbegie et Gottie, [Strasbourg, 1520], woodcut map of Scandinavia, 320 x 580mm., framed and glazed. AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE, BRIGHT COPY. Ginsberg 5.

Estimate: £500 - £800
Hammer price: £480
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[WALDSEEMULLER, Martin (c.1470-1520)].  Tabula Moderna. Norbegie et Gottie. [Strasbourg:  Johann Schott, 1520]. Woodcut map of Scandinavia, with one line of text to the right-hand side of the map (small printing flaw to the lower left corner of the woodcut resulting in minor loss, one spot in the margin), 320 x 580mm., framed and glazed. The map also includes Iceland, Scotland (oriented to the east), Ireland, and part of England and northern Germany. It was first printed in 1513; in this, the second printing of 1520, all but one of the lines of text have been removed from the right-hand side of the map beyond the woodcut border. AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE, BRIGHT COPY. Ginsberg Printed Maps of Scandinavia and the Arctic 1482-1601 5.

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