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Tag: Gerard Mercator

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Auction Industry

  A 16th-Century Astrolabe Positioned Under a Lucky Star

  This astrolabe weaves its golden thread on the roads of Renaissance Europe and expands the very limited corpus of Michael Piquer's instruments. The winds should be favorable. European gilt brass astrolabe attributed to Michael Piquer, dated 1543, diam. 19.1 cm/7.5 in, h. 21.3 cm/ 8.3 in (without ring), thickness: 0.9…

  Jan 30, 23

• Art Daily

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  Auction Industry

  Guernsey's to offer the legendary Vladi Collection of Historical Maps

  Ortelius, Abraham. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (atlas). NEW YORK, NY.-Guernsey’s brings to auction The Legendary Vladi Collection of Historical Maps. The auction, scheduled for September 23, will include over 300 examples of the finest quality antique maps, with proceeds benefiting MapAction, an organization that uses maps to aid those in disaster-stricken areas.…

  Sep 1, 20