BÃ¼nting extremely rare map: world in a cloverleaf, 1590

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I offer an ORIGINAL (we don't sell copies or reproductions!) of the large, VERY important, EXTREMELY RARE map of the world by Heinrich BÃ¼nting, which appeared around 1590 inhis famous book "Itinerarium sacrae scripturae. Das ist ein Reisebuch Ã¼ber die ganze heilige Schrift in zwey BÃ¼cher geteilt" . The map is entitled: "Die gantze Welt in einem Kleberblat...". This map is of higher rarity : it appears sporadically on the antiquarian market. Its dimensions are circa 27cm X 36,5cm (printed area only, in addition t are margins). The text on verso is latin. Due to its rarity and to its very high decorative character, this is one of the most sought after maps of the world and cartographic oddities of the end of the XVI century. Please, look carefully at the high resolution photos to understand the map condition, which has many imperfections. Nevertheless an original specimen of this rare map!!! Heinrich Bunting (1545-1606) was aware that the world didnâe(tm)t look like in this map! In his book t are different realistic maps. But this one has, obviously a more profound, symbolic character. This is visible starting from the map title: Die ganze Welt in einem Kleberblatt welches ist der Stadt Hannover meines lieben Vaterlandes Wapen (âe~The Whole World in a Cloverleaf, Which Is The Coat of Arms of Hannover, My Dear Fatherlandâe(tm)). As you can see in the photos, the map shows a world divided into three parts (Europe, Asia and Africa), connected at a single central point: Jerusalem . This is essentially still the same symbolic map of the world as the one first devised by Saint Isidore in the seventh century. Isidoreâe(tm)s âe(tm)T and Oâe(tm)-shaped map, itself inspired by Scripture, influenced Christian European mapmaking up until the age of the big discoveries. Buntingâe(tm)s map, however, combines symbolism with elements of realism: in the bottom left corner a piece of land is named America . Strange enough is that a similar detached piece of territory at the top of the map is labelled Denmark and Sweden. A list of some names appearing in the map is : Europe : Hispanien (Spain), Mailand (Milan), Welschland (?), Frankreich (France), Lothringen (Lorraine), Roma (Rome), Deutschland (Germany), Ungarn (Hungary), Polen (Poland), Preussen (Prussia), Griechenland (Greece), TÃ¼rken (Turks) Africa : Lybia, Egypten, Morenland (Land of the Moors), KÃ¶nigreich Melinde (Kingdom of Melinde) , Caput Bonae Spes (Cape of Good Hope) Asia : Siria, Arabia, Mesopotamia, Armenia, Chaldea, Persia, India Note that the shipping costs to USA will be 20 USD, to most of the EU countries 10 Euro (registered German airmail). These costs will be higher if a shipment via curier is required. We will ship worldwide Please, read carefully the note below before bidding! Note Your bid implies that you have completely read and completely agreed with the statements of the present note. 1) The prints offered are original, unless differently stated, and they appeared around the date indicated; 2) They are thus old and used objects; 3) We try our best to document their state and condition accurately. However, minor imperfections may be present, which are not mentioned or illustrated, as usual for these kind of objects; 4) When the initial price is set to one dollar or to a few dollars, it means that, obviously, we are prepared to sell the print even at that initial price. As a consequence, the print is offered âeoeas it isâe and no return is possible, unless it can be demonstrated that the print value is substantially lower than its initial price. In this way, we intend to avoid especially the bid of person who would like to return the print they bought using the excuse that some minor imperfections were not stated or illustrated. 5) Please, be aware that it is virtually impossible to state all possible minor imperfections of prints that are sometimes 400 or 500 years old... Please, donâe(tm)t bid unless you agree totally with the above statement... read more

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