[Tabula quarta Asiae – "Fourth Map of Asia"], hand-colored woodcut. [Vienne, France: Gaspard Trechsel, 1541]. Latin.
Map of Asia, after a map by Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy), depicting Palestine and large areas of the Middle East. Map no. 18 from Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini Geographicae, edited by Spanish theologian and humanist Michael Servetus (1511-1553). The text of Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini Geographicae was printed in Lyon, whereas the maps were printed in Vienne by Gaspard Trechsel.
Latin text on verso – Tabula quarta Asiae.
Laor 613.
Map: 44.5X31.5 cm (printed on two conjoined sheets). Good-fair condition. Stains (including dampstains). Creases and wear. Closed tears and small open tears along edges and horizontal fold line. Leaf mounted on thin paper for reinforcement.