Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 21st October 2020
Lot 394
'ABYSSINORUM' AN ENGRAVED MAP OF ABYSSINIA PUBLISHED BY JOHANN BUSSEMACHER (GERMAN FL.1580-1613)...
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £150
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Description
'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