400-year-old map collection for sale
The work, Islandia, was published by Abraham Ortelius in Antwerp in the 16th century. It carries a price tag of £7,500 and is among a catalogue valued at nearly £3 million.
The sale includes a globe by Mattaeus Greuter, produced in 1632 and priced at £90,000, and a decorate double-hemisphere map of the world by John Speed.
The latter was first published in London in 1627 and is the earliest world map to show the misconception of California as an island. It is on sale for £12,800...
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The sale includes a globe by Mattaeus Greuter, produced in 1632 and priced at £90,000, and a decorate double-hemisphere map of the world by John Speed.
The latter was first published in London in 1627 and is the earliest world map to show the misconception of California as an island. It is on sale for £12,800...