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Auction 197, Lot 558
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"[Palus Maeotica]", Solinus, Caius Julius

Subject: Ukraine & Sea of Azov

Period: 1538 (published)

Publication: C. Iulii Solini Polyhistor...

Color: Black & White

Size:
4.9 x 5.6 inches
12.4 x 14.2 cm
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This scarce woodcut map by Sebastian Munster was published in Solinus' Polyhistor. It is centered on the Sea of Azov and includes ancient place names, exaggerated rivers, and rope-like mountains. The altar of Caesar is depicted north of the Sea of Azov. On a sheet of Latin text measuring 7.9 x 12.4".

Solinus was a Roman grammarian from the 3rd century who borrowed largely from Pliny's Natural History, reinterpreting it from a geographical perspective.

References: Mickwitz & Miekkavaara #285-17.

Condition: A

A nice impression on a bright sheet with minor soiling in the bottom margin.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 4/24/2024

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