Lot 918
918
ALLEGORICAL MAP -- (EUROPA REGINA, Queen Europe). (Basel, H. Petri, 1588). Plain allegorical woodcut map from S. Munster's 'Cosmographey', German text on v°. 330 x 204 mm (paper size). (Hinges from previous mount present on v°, sm. tear in lower blank margin, lower right corner a bit soiled, a bit browned/foxed).
Allegorical map showing Europe in the shape of a woman. The representation of Europa Regina, or Queen of the World, was first drawn by Johannes Bucius in 1537. Her crown, placed on the Iberian peninsula, is shaped after the Carolingian hoop crown. France and the Holy Roman Empire make up the upper part of her body, with Bohemia being the heart. Her long gown stretches to Hungary, Poland, Lithuania, Livonia, Bulgaria, Muscovy, Macedonia and Greece. In her arms, formed by Italy and Denmark, she holds a sceptre and an orb (Sicily).€ 360
result € 420
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