10-30-201610-30-2016
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2950BBoston
October 30, 2016 11:00 AMCalender
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Incunabula Leaves and Ptolemy Map.

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$246$200
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2950BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 30, 2016 11:00AM

Description:

Incunabula Leaves and Ptolemy Map. Including: a leaf from the editio princeps of Homer's Odyssey, printed in Greek in Florence by Bartolommeo di Libri in 1488; two leaves from Euclid's Elements of Geometry, printed in Latin in Venice by Leonard Achates in 1491; and an engraved map of the Iberian peninsula from Pinckheimer's edition of Ptolemy in 1562. (4)
Estimate $300-400


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Keywords

Leonard Achates