Monday, November 26, 2012

Macedonia found on an antique map of Europe by Stumpf, 1548


Here is a partial view of the same map highlighting Macedonia, the map is drawn with south being on top of the map thus Macedonia is in the top left corner.

Here is the information of the above map and a short description:
MAKER: Stumpf
TITLE: Europa / die erste Tafel des Ersten Buchs
PLACE ISSUED: Zürich
FIRST EDITION: 1548
SIZE (hxw cms): 28 x 38.5
AREA SHOWN: Europe
TECHNIQUE: Woodcut
COLOURING: col.
CONDITION: The overall quality of this antique map is excellent
DESCRIPTION: Very rare map of Europe, published in the Schweitzer Chronik. The map is a derivative of the earlier map by Sebastian Münster, but is much rarer and far more sought because of all the decorations.

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