Sarmatia Asiatica
Subject
Sarmatia, Europe
Date
2 nd century, A. D. (historical)
Mapmaker
[Ptolemy, Claudius; Gaspar Trechsel, printer]
Publisher
[Servetus, Michael, editor]
Place of Publication
[Vienna]
Accession Number
1982.077.061
Alternate number
Seiferth Collection
Condition
Good. Some foxing, surface dirt.
Curatorial Notes
See Phillips, vol. 1, #366, p. 122; also, History of Cartography, vol. 1, p. 183. Other maps from this atlas located 1982.077.0 61-064. Tooley's "Dictionary of Mapmakers" dates this to between 12-13 th century.
Market Value
1982 appraisal: $150.00
Notes
From the 1541 edition of Ptolemy's "Geographicæ." Sarmatia was an ancient district between the Vistula River and the Caspian Sea. Some believe it was territory along the Danube River and across the Caspian mountains.
Media Type
relief woodcut
Size
12 x 15
Storage
c02d02