22.17 - Ptolemy's Atlas - page, c1525, Strassburg, Austria
The text leaf is from the Strassburg edition of Ptolemy’s atlas edited by Laurent Fries. On the recto and verso is an introduction with each page and a 6-line initial. The woodcut page has a title header with two figures holding instruments …. recto header GEOGRAPHIAE LIB – VII. And the verso header CLAUDII PTOLEMAIE. The print is in Very Good condition [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] with only normal age toning noted and measures approximately (8.4″ x 13.5″).