Fries, Laurent | The first atlas map to use the word "America"
Fries, Laurent
Orbis typus universalis Iuxta hydrographorum traditionem exactissime depicta. [Strassburg: 1525]
Woodcut map (to sight: 490 x 366 mm). Handcoloring; one or two minor marginal repairs. Matted and framed; not examined out of frame.
Fries' re-engraved edition of Waldseemuller's earlier map reflects the geographical ambiguities of the age. Had Fries not chosen to retain the place name of "America" here, there is a chance it would have fallen out of use.
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Shirley 48
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Condition as described in catalogue entry.
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Fries, Laurent
Orbis typus universalis Iuxta hydrographorum traditionem exactissime depicta. [Strassburg: 1525]
Woodcut map (to sight: 490 x 366 mm). Handcoloring; one or two minor marginal repairs. Matted and framed; not examined out of frame.
Fries' re-engraved edition of Waldseemuller's earlier map reflects the geographical ambiguities of the age. Had Fries not chosen to retain the place name of "America" here, there is a chance it would have fallen out of use.
REFERENCE
Shirley 48
Condition Report:
Condition as described in catalogue entry.