Fries Laurent (81 results)

No binding. Condition: Very Good. 310 x 405 mm., with recent wash colour, in good condition. Ptolemy's map of central Asia as issued by Laurent Fries in the 1541 edition. By now Fries whose maps were first issued in the 1522 edition had died. The wood blocks found their way into the possession of Melchoir and Gaspar Treschel. This edition was published in Lyon but printed in Vienne. Karrow 28.23; Nordenskiold 209; Pastoureau Ptolemee E 1541; Shirley BL T.Ptol 7g.

No binding. 305 x 435 mm., in recent wash colour, in good condition. An attractive map of Ptolemaic Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is projected in a trapezoidal style with extensive rivers and mountain ranges. With Latin text on the verso. Laurent Fries produced the woodblocks for this 1535 edition of Ptolemy's Geography. By now Fries, whose maps were first issued in the 1522 edition, had died. The wood blocks found their way into the possession of Melchoir and Gaspar Treschel. For this edition published in Lyon the brothers asked Michael Servetus to re-edit the text. Karrow 28.24; Nordenskiold 209; Pastoureau Ptolemee E 1535; Shirley BL T.Ptol 7d.

No binding. Condition: Good. 315 x 450 mm., with recent wash colour, two minor stitch holes due to binding, both repaired, otherwise in good condition. An attractive map of Ptolemaic Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is projected in a trapezoidal style with extensive rivers and mountain ranges. With Latin text on the verso. Laurent Fries produced the woodblocks for this 1535 edition of Ptolemy's Geography. By now Fries, whose maps were first issued in the 1522 edition, had died. The wood blocks found their way into the possession of Melchoir and Gaspar Treschel. For this edition published in Lyon the brothers asked Michael Servetus to re-edit the text. Karrow 28.24; Nordenskiold 209; Pastoureau Ptolemee E 1535; Shirley BL T.Ptol 7d.

Silografia, mm 305x435. Testo latino al verso. Tratta da "Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini geographicae enarrationis libri octo". edizione della "Geographia" di Tolomeo curata da Michael Servetus detto Villanovanus, basata su quella del 1522 di Laurent Fries che a sua volta replica la celebre edizione di Waldseemueller del 1513, le cui carte sono qui ridotte. Le carte geografiche del 1522 di Fries, furono ristampate identiche in tutte le edizioni, con perÚ notevoli variazioni al titolo, al testo laterale ad al verso. Originariamente scritta attorno al 150 dopo Cristo, la Geographia di Tolomeo, chiamato "Padre della Geografia", pose i principi fondamentali della geografia scientifica; riscoperta nel periodo rinascimentale ed introdotta in ambito europeo, tradotta in latino dal greco, l'opera rappresentÚ per secoli la pietra miliare della cartografia. Buon esemplare con leggere tracce di sporco superficiale, restauri alla piega centrale ed un lungo strappo verticale restaurato a destra. Nr.cat: P1120007.

Xilografia, mm 280x460. Testo latino al verso. Tratta da "Geographicae enarrationis libri octo", edizione tolemaica curata da Fries basata su quella celebre di Waldseemueller del 1513, le cui carte sono qui ridotte. Buon esemplare con uno strappo restaurato in alto entro la parte incisa, ampi margini. Nr.cat: PB230029.

Xilografia, mm 275x360. Tratta da "Geographicae enarrationis libri octo", edizione tolemaica curata da Fries basata su quella celebre di Waldseemueller del 1513, le cui carte sono qui ridotte. Buon esemplare, ampi margini; foglio lievemente arrossato e con qualche difetto alla piega centrale. Nr.cat: PB240014.

Xilografia, mm 320x305. Testo latino al verso. Tratta da "Geographicae enarrationis libri octo", edizione tolemaica curata da Fries basata su quella celebre di Waldseemueller del 1513, le cui carte sono qui ridotte. Buon esemplare con un foro di tarlo alla piega centrale.

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Some browning, size (in cm): 30,5 x 40,5 cm, Map shows Mongolia (antique name:Scythie ), Tartaria, Tibet and India. Typicly for the time, roughly showing the mountains and cities.

Silografia, mm 305x400. Testo latino al verso. Tratta da "Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini geographicae enarrationis libri octo". edizione della "Geographia" di Tolomeo curata da Michael Servetus detto Villanovanus, basata su quella del 1522 di Laurent Fries che a sua volta replica la celebre edizione di Waldseemueller del 1513, le cui carte sono qui ridotte. Le carte geografiche del 1522 di Fries, furono ristampate identiche in tutte le edizioni, con perÚ notevoli variazioni al titolo, al testo laterale ad al verso. Originariamente scritta attorno al 150 dopo Cristo, la Geographia di Tolomeo, chiamato "Padre della Geografia", pose i principi fondamentali della geografia scientifica; riscoperta nel periodo rinascimentale ed introdotta in ambito europeo, tradotta in latino dal greco, l'opera rappresentÚ per secoli la pietra miliare della cartografia. Bell'esemplare, con leggere tracce di sporco superficiale, minimi restauri alla piega centrale ed uno strappo restaurato sulla destra. Nr.cat: P1120008.

No binding. 285 x 465 mm., in modern wash colour, good condition. Ptolemy's map as issued by Laurent Fries in the 1535 edition. By now Lorenz Fries whose maps were first issued in the 1522 edition had died. The blocks found their way into the possession of Melchoir and Gaspar Treschel. For this edition published in Lyon the brothers asked Michael Servetus to re-edit the text. It depicts the central North African coast as mapped by Ptolemy. The islands of Sardinia, Sicily and Malta are also present. A fine woodcut scene of jousting is found on the verso. Karrow, R.W. (16 c.) 28/13; Nordenskiold 209; Pastoureau Ptolemee E 1535; Shirley BL T.Ptol 7d.

Xilografia, mm 310x450. Testo latino al verso. Tratta da "Geographicae enarrationis libri octo", edizione tolemaica curata da Fries basata su quella celebre di Waldseemueller del 1513, le cui carte sono qui ridotte. Ottimo esemplare con ampi margini, traccia di tarlo alla piega centrale. Nr.cat: PB240010.

Xilografia, mm 370x310. Testo latino al verso. Tratta da "Geographicae enarrationis libri octo", edizione tolemaica curata da Fries basata su quella celebre di Waldseemueller del 1513, le cui carte sono qui ridotte. Ottimo esemplare con ampi margini, foro di tarlo alla piega centrale. Nr.cat: PB240009.

Xilografia, mm 260x430. Testo latino al verso. Tratta da "Geographicae enarrationis libri octo", edizione tolemaica curata da Fries basata su quella celebre di Waldseemueller del 1513, le cui carte sono qui ridotte. Ottimo esemplare, ampi margini. Nr.cat: PB230030.

Xilografia trapezoidale, mm 355x310 c. Testo latino al verso. Tratta da "Geographicae enarrationis libri octo", edizione tolemaica curata da Fries basata su quella celebre di Waldseemueller del 1513, le cui carte sono qui ridotte. Ottimo esemplare, ampi margini. Nr.cat: PB230032.

Xilografia, mm 280x450. Testo latino al verso. Tratta da "Geographicae enarrationis libri octo", edizione tolemaica curata da Fries basata su quella celebre di Waldseemueller del 1513, le cui carte sono qui ridotte. Ottimo esemplare, ampi margini. Nr.cat: Cod 0718.

Xilografia, mm 280x450. Testo latino al verso. Tratta da "Geographicae enarrationis libri octo", edizione tolemaica curata da Fries basata su quella celebre di Waldseemueller del 1513, le cui carte sono qui ridotte. Ottimo esemplare, ampi margini. Nr.cat: PB230027.

Silografia, mm 300x420. Testo latino al verso. Tratta da "Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini geographicae enarrationis libri octo". edizione della "Geographia" di Tolomeo curata da Michael Servetus detto Villanovanus, basata su quella del 1522 di Laurent Fries che a sua volta replica la celebre edizione di Waldseemueller del 1513, le cui carte sono qui ridotte. Le carte geografiche del 1522 di Fries, furono ristampate identiche in tutte le edizioni, con perÚ notevoli variazioni al titolo, al testo laterale ad al verso. Originariamente scritta attorno al 150 dopo Cristo, la Geographia di Tolomeo, chiamato "Padre della Geografia", pose i principi fondamentali della geografia scientifica; riscoperta nel periodo rinascimentale ed introdotta in ambito europeo, tradotta in latino dal greco, l'opera rappresentÚ per secoli la pietra miliare della cartografia. Bell'esemplare, con leggere tracce di sporco superficiale, strappo restaurato a destra, minimi restauri alla piega centrale. Nr.cat: P1120009.

An early crack at the modern world Double-page woodcut map. One of the earliest printed maps in an edition of Ptolemy to include the name "America" (Shirley 48). First published in 1522, this example is an early issue, in which the near horizontal crack, emerging from the righthand margin near the equator, is very short, and before the new title-banner, 'Tabu. Totius Orbis', was added. In this map of the modern world "Europe is very crudely drawn with England and Scotland reverting to separate islands. India, which was well defined on Waldseemuller's great 'Carta Marina' of 1515 to be re-issued by Fries himself in 1525 has become a confusing double peninsula, with the largest southward-extending land mass being east of the Ganges delta. South America is shown in part, with the shape of its western coastline inserted more by intuition than by factual report. Magellan had indeed reached the Pacific via Tierra del Fuego in 1519 but his surviving ship did not reach the ports of Europe until September 1522, several months after publication of Fries' work" (Shirley 48). Issued in the first edition of Ptolemy's geography to be edited by Michael Villanovanus, better known as Servetus (1511-1553), born at Villanueva, in Aragon, Spain. While working as an editor for the publisher Trechsel he wrote the preface and many of the modern descriptions for the versos of the celebrated maps. He also edited a second edition printed at Vienne in the Dauphiné, in 1541. For his writings against the Holy Trinity and infant baptism Servetus was burnt at the stake in 1553. However there were forty counts of heresy against him, including the offence of having asserted, in the text accompanying map 41 (The Holy Land), that Palestine was not as fertile as it was generally believed. Many copies of the book were burned with him on the orders of John Calvin, although the offending passage was not actually written by Servetus, and had appeared previously in the 1522 and 1525 editions, and was pointedly omitted from the second edition of 1541. The maps of the 1522 edition of Ptolemy's geography were cut in wood by Laurent Fries after the original 1513 maps of Martin Waldseemuller (1470-1520). Fries was originally a physician, "at a succession of places in the Alsace region, with a short spell in Switzerland, before settling in Strasbourg, in about 1519. By this time, he had established a reputation as a writer on medical topics, with several publications already to his credit. Indeed, it was thus that Fries met the Strasbourg printer and publisher Johann Grüninger, an associate of the St. Die group of scholars formed by, among others, Walter Lud, Martin Ringmann and Martin Waldseemuller. It would seem that Gruninger was responsible for printing several of the maps prepared by Waldseemuller, and for supervising the cutting of the maps for the 1513 edition of Ptolemy, edited by the group. The mapmaker Laurent Fries had studied medicine at the universities of Pavia, Piacenza, and Montpellier, before establishing himself as a physician in the Alsace region and Switzerland, and eventually settling in Strassburg, in about 1519. There he met the printer and publisher Johann Grüninger, who worked with the Saint-Dié group of scholars, which included Walter Lud, Martin Ringmann, and Martin Waldseemüller. Grüninger printed several maps prepared by Waldseemüller, and supervised the cutting of the woodblocks for his 1513 edition of Ptolemy's 'Geographia'. Fries's first venture into mapmaking was probably in 1520, when he assisted Petrus Apianus in publishing a reduced version of Martin Waldseemüller's wall-map of the world, first published in 1507. The engraver of the map was almost certainly Laurent Fries, whose initials appear on either side of the garland at the lower right corner. The map, 'Tipus Orbis Universalis Iuxta Ptolomei Cosmographi Traditionem Et Americ Vespucii Aliorque Lustrationes A Petro Apiano Leysnico Elucubrat. An.o Dni MDXX', was issued in an edition of Julius Caius Solinus's 'Polyhistor', a third century compilation of history and geography, based largely on the works of Pliny and Pomponius Mela. It may also have been issued separately. Next, in 1522, Fries and Grüninger worked together on Fries's own edition of Ptolemy's 'Geographia', in which nearly all the maps were after those in Waldseemüller's atlas. However, they added three new maps, of the world, of China and Japan, and Southeast Asia, as here. Laurent Fries's 1522 edition of Ptolemy's 'Geographia' is exceedingly rare, suggesting that the work was not initially commercially successful. Grüninger reissued the geography in 1525. Literature: Shirley, 'The mapping of the world: early printed world maps, 1472-1700', 48; Suarez, 'Early Mapping of Southeast Asia', page 96, image 50.

Xilografia, mm 306x460, dipinta a mano. Testo latino al verso. Tratta da ìGeographicae enarrationis libri octoî, edizione tolemaica curata da Fries basata su quella celebre di Waldseemueller del 1513, le cui carte sono qui ridotte. Ottimo esemplare con qualche alone marginale e piccolo foro restaurato alla piega centrale.

A Map and Masterpiece: The 1522 Fries/Grüninger Geographia This 1522 Strasbourg edition of the Geographia, edited by Laurent Fries and published by Johannes Grüninger, is a significant and fascinating work of early modern cartography. While this edition was a commercial failure due to printing errors (later corrected in the 1525 edition), it is highly valued today for its synthesis of cartographic knowledge and its unique artistic elements. ________________________________________ The Map: 'Tabula Nova Partis Aphri' (Recto) The map on the recto, titled Tabula Nova Partis Aphri, is a reduced yet highly detailed woodcut. It is a critical piece of cartographic history, as it's the earliest acquirable map to provide a modern, accurate depiction of Africa from the Equator to the Cape of Good Hope. This work by Lorenz Fries is a synthesis of two groundbreaking sources: Martin Waldseemüller's 1513 Tabula Moderna Secunde Porcionis Aphrice and his 1516 Carta Marina, which incorporated new discoveries by Portuguese explorers Vasco da Gama and Bartolomeu Dias. The map is a masterful blend of geography and artistic embellishment. It corrects the ancient Ptolemaic error that had Africa connected to China and the Indian Ocean landlocked. It includes detailed illustrations of three enthroned African kings, an elephant, and serpents. A particularly notable feature is the depiction of the King of Portugal, Manuel I, riding a sea monster in the Mare Prassodum, a powerful symbol of Portugal's dominion over the seas following their successful circumnavigation of the continent. The inclusion of Prester John, a legendary Christian monarch believed to rule a vast kingdom in Africa or Asia, is especially compelling. His presence on the map reflects the European hope of finding a powerful Christian ally against Islamic forces, underscoring the spiritual and political motivations driving the Age of Exploration. ________________________________________ The Verso Woodcut: An Attribution to Dürer The reverse of the map is just as significant, bearing a superb woodcut of an indigenous man and woman that is widely attributed to the celebrated German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer. The attribution is based on the print's remarkable stylistic qualities, including Dürer's characteristic mastery of the woodcut medium, with intricate and expressive linework, a keen focus on anatomical detail, and a sophisticated use of light and shadow. While the publisher was Grüninger, Dürer had known collaborations within the vibrant Strasbourg publishing community, lending historical plausibility to this attribution. The woodcut's humanistic style and its depiction of newly encountered peoples perfectly captured the spirit of the age of exploration, making it a compelling artistic counterpart to the map on the recto. The Map had some minor professional cleaning and currently framed between two panes of glass.

The ptolemaic world map from the first issue of Laurent Fries' 'Geographia' Double-page woodcut map of the world. First issue, distinguished by the lack of decoration in the border, which only contains the names of the winds. A reduced version of the old map of the world first published by Waldseemuller in 1513. In 1522 Fries published a new edition of Ptolemy's 'Geographia', in which nearly all the maps were similarly drawn from Waldseemuller's atlas. Fries was born in Alsace in about 1490, he studied medicine at the universities of Pavia, Piacenza, Montpellier, and then established himself as a physician in the Alsace region and Switzerland, before settling in Strasbourg, in about 1519. By this time, "he had established a reputation as a writer on medical topics, with several publications already to his credit. Indeed, it was thus that Fries met the Strasbourg printer and publisher Johann Grüninger, an associate of the St. Die group of scholars formed by, among others, Walter Lud, Martin Ringmann and Martin Waldseemuller. It would seem that Gruninger was responsible for printing several of the maps prepared by Waldseemuller, and for supervising the cutting of the maps for the 1513 edition of Ptolemy, edited by the group. This meeting was to introduce an important digression into Fries' life, and for the next five years, from about 1520 to about 1525, he worked in some capacity as a cartographic editor for or with Grüninger, exploiting the corpus of material that Waldseemuller had created" (Ashley Bayntun-Williams, Map Forum online). Shirley 47.

No binding. Condition: Very Good. 290 x 380 mm., in FULL EARLY WASH COLOUR, in good condition. The earliest affordable printed map of America in SUPERB EARLY WASH COLOUR. 'In 1522 Laurent Fries published an edition of Ptolemy's 'Geography' in which virtually all of the maps, including this one, were reduced versions of Waldseemüller's, 1513. Some of the more notable differences are the Columbus name PARIAS found in North America, misplaced from South America, the addition of a Spanish flag over Cuba, and a scene in South America depicting cannibals and an opossum both of which had been reported by Vespucci. The last map is taken directly from Martin Waldseemüller's great twelve sheet 'Carta Marina' of the world, 1516. Here also the 'TERRA INCOGNITA' has been replaced by 'TERRA NOVA', and the reference to America's discovery by Columbus is repeated. A large area of text below Hispaniola contains a description of that island's location, its discovery by Columbus, and its products. The title appears in a scroll across the top of the map, and is not present in any of the following editions. The latitude markings are now corrected and more legible' (Burden). This is an example of the second edition published in 1525. Provenance: Sotheby's London 2 December 1999 lot 195. Burden (1996) no. 4; Lászlà Grà f (1982); Harrisse (1892) p. 515; Karrow (1993) pp. 191-204 (on Fries, the atlas pp. 193-9); Nordenskià ld (1889) p. 20; Pastoureau (1984) p. 371 & pp. 375-85; Sabin (1868) no. 66481; Suárez (1992) p. 62 (about the placing of 'Parias').

No binding. 380 x 520 mm., in fine recent wash colour, in good condition. This is Martin Waldseemuller's map of northern Africa as issued by Laurent Fries in the 1535 edition. By now Lorenz Fries whose maps were first issued in the 1522 edition had died. The blocks found their way into the possession of Melchoir and Gaspar Treschel. For this edition published in Lyon the brothers asked Michael Servetus to re-edit the text. It depicts the African coast from the Nile River delta round to the Gold Coast of West Africa. At the time of publication the interior of North Africa was better known than that of the south so there is some detail to be found. Various Kingdom's are named with a large number of placenames along the coast. The Canary Islands are found off of the coast. Karrow, R.W. (16 c.) 28/40; Nordenskiold 209; Norwich, O.I. 286 (1513 edition); Pastoureau Ptolemee E 1535; Shirley BL T.Ptol 7d.

No binding. 295 x 410 mm., in very good condition. A very attractive early map of the British Isles projected in a trapezoidal style with rivers and towns noted, with Latin text on the verso. The author of the map is Laurent Fries a physician and geographer from Alsace. It is derived from that of Martin Waldseemuller published in Strasbourg in 1513. First published in 1522, by now Lorenz Fries had died. The blocks found their way into the possession of Melchoir and Gaspar Treschel. This edition was published in Lyon but printed in Vienne. Karrow, R.W. (16 c.) 28/2; Nordenskiold Collection 211 no. 1; Pastoureau Ptolemee F 1541 no. 2; Shirley 15 & 30; Shirley BL T.Ptol 7g.

Technic: Woodcut, colorit: original colored, condition: Perfect condition, size (in cm): 29,5 x 45,35, Map shows the "old" world, it is based on Martin Waldseemuller?s Ptolemaic map of 1513. It has been reduced in size and been redrawn without text on reverse. Ptolemy edition by Trechsel with watermark. The [1535] Lyon edition by Melchior and Gaspar Treschel was burned by Calvin for alleged heresy and is therefore rare.

Technic: Woodcut, colorit: original colored, condition: Perfect condition, size (in cm): 28 x 46 cm, Trapeziod map shows the Caspian sea, Russia and Turkmenistan, Kasachstan, Usbekistan and Hindukusch. Water mark of a grape. Reverse with title and Latin description.

Technic: Woodcut, colorit: original colored, condition: Perfect condition, size (in cm): 30,5 x 38 cm, Interesting map shows in Trapeziod shape former Sarmatia, now partly Russia with the Black Sea, the Ukraine and the peninsula Krim with the Asow sea. On reverse a dexcription with ornamental decoration.

Technic: Woodcut, colorit: original colored, condition: Some browning, size (in cm): 30 x 42 cm, Map shows the Caucasus with the Caspian and Black Seas, on the reverse a view of the country and its people with description and ornamental decorations.

Technic: Woodcut, colorit: original colored, condition: Perfect condition, size (in cm): 31,5 x 46 cm, Trapezoidal map shows the Caspian Sea and its surroundings with Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Hindu Kush. Lily-shaped watermark on the left side. Reverse with Latin description, a view and ornaments. After Grueninger.

Technic: Woodcut, colorit: original colored, condition: Perfect condition, size (in cm): 29,5 x 50, Trapezoid map of the territory of eastern Europe with Romania, Hungaria, Dalmatia and the european part of Turkey with the Boporus.On reverse the description of the area. The ptolomy watermark on the right margin. From the atlas, Geographie opus novissima Traductione e grecorum Archetypis.