Europe
One of the earliest obtainable maps of Europe
Basel: PETRI, Heinrich, 1540/42/45
34.0 x 25.4 cm / 13.4 x 10.0 in
Description
This is one of the earliest printed maps of Europe and one of the first based on contemporary geographic knowledge. It is from Sebastian Münster’s Geographia, first published in 1540 by Heinrich Petri in Basel.
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Europe
Rare first state of Lapie’s monumental map of Europe
Paris: SEMEN, 1812 (dated)
183.4 x 178.0 cm / 72.2 x 70.0 in
Description
This impressive, highly detailed French wall map was published in 1812, at the height of Napoleon’s reign. It stretches from Spitsbergen and Novaya Zemlya in the north to northern Africa in the south, and from the.....
