Ptolemaeus auctus restitutus emaculatus cum tabulis veteribus ac novis
Ptolemy
(2nd century)
Unidentified artist, German, 16th century
Johann Schott
(German, 1477–1548)
1520
Place of PublicationAugsburg, Germany
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with chiaroscuro woodcut title-page border, woodcut diagrams, and 47 hand-colored woodcut maps
DimensionsOverall: 44.3 x 27.8 x 1.8 cm (17 7/16 x 10 15/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Accession numberBR1058
On View
Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
Augsburg: Johann Schott, 1520
ProvenanceEarly ownership inscription dated 1579 (?) on title page; Leo S. Olschki, Florence; By 1900, T. H. Castor & Co., Boston, from whom purchased by MFA. (Accession Date: April 12, 1900)
