Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 21 Oct 2020
'ABYSSINORUM' AN ENGRAVED MAP OF ABYSSINIA PUBLISHED BY JOHANN BUSSEMACHER (GERMAN FL.1580-1613)...
'ABYSSINORUM' AN ENGRAVED MAP OF ABYSSINIA
PUBLISHED BY JOHANN BUSSEMACHER (GERMAN FL.1580-1613) AFTER M. QUAD
dated '1600' and hand-coloured, with a cartouche dedicated to the legendary Prester John, with the map showing enthroned in present day Sudan, in a later moulded burr-walnut glazed frame
22.3 x 29cm