Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries
Colouring: Coloured
Condition: Excellent
Confirmed: 27/09/2024
Date Acquired: 26/6/2000
Dealers ID No.: M580/1 (STK 878.01)
Description: Martin Waldseemüllers modern world map, Orbis typus universalis iuxta hydrographorum traditionem also known as the Admirals map was first published in 1513 and republished in 1520 by Johann Schott. It was positioned at the beginning of a section of twenty modern maps that complemented the twenty-seven Ptolemaic maps in Waldseemüllers Geography.nIn 1522, Johann Grüninger acquired the woodblocks used for Waldseemüllers maps from Schott to create a smaller-format edition of the atlas. Edited by Lorenz Fries, this new version simplified and reduced the size of the original maps, including Waldseemüllers world map. Friess map, titled Differt situs orbis hydrographorum ab eo quem Ptolomeus posuit (Universal Depiction of the World According to the Traditions of Hydrographers), bears his initials, L. F., and the date 1522.nFries also introduced a second world map into his Geographia, placing it at the end of the volume under teh title Tabu Nova Orbis / Diefert Situs Orbis Hydrographorum ab eo quem Ptolomeus Posuit (New Map of the World; The Location of the World Differs from That Which Ptolemy Presented) emphasising the divergence between modern geographical knowledge and classical Ptolemaic conceptionsnWhile Friess version retains the geographical elements of Waldseemüllers 1513 world map, it is noticeably simplified. The criss-cross directional lines are removed, mountain forms are altered, and only a small, unnamed portion of South America is shown, marked by the toponyms Caput S. Anas (Head or Point of St. Anas) and Terra Papagalli (Land of Parrots). Two Caribbean islands present on Waldseemüllers originalSpagnolla (Haiti/Dominican Republic) and Isabella (Cuba)which were first encountered by Christopher Columbus in 1492 are omitted here, though they appear on Friess other world map (View Record (#359)).nFriess adaptation also introduces five enthroned rulers. The northernmost figure, near Moscovia, represents the ruler of Russia and is the only European sovereign depicted. The accompanying inscription reads: Here the ruler is the great prince and Emperor of Russia and Moscow, the king of Polodia and Plescovia. Similar figures appear in Africa (Egypt and Ethiopia), and Asia (Taprobane and Mursuli). In the northwest corner, near the elongated peninsula labelled Gronlanda (Greenland), Fries included an image of an elephant apparently intended to represent a walrus, accompanied by an explanatory inscription: The walrus is a huge animal, the size of an elephant, and it has two long teeth which are quadrangular, and lacks joints in its legs. It is found in the northern promontories of Norway, and they travel together in groups of two hundred animals. nAn additional inscription near Taprobane (Sri Lanka) discusses competing ancient authorities concerning the islands latitude and notes that Portuguese voyages confirm its position: Ptolemy unambiguously indicates that Taprobana is located on the equator. But Solinus shows otherwise, as the northern stars cannot be seen there, and the Pleiades can never appear there. The moon is only above the horizon there from the eighth to the sixteenth day of the month, and the Portuguese voyages in this area unambiguously confirm this. nFriess atlas was a commercial success, and in 1525 an improved edition was issued with revised text by the Nuremberg humanist Willibald Pirkheimer. After Grüninger's death around 1531, his son Christoph continued the business, eventually selling the materials for the Geography to Lyon-based publishers Melchior and Gaspar Trechsel. The Trechsel brothers published a joint edition in 1535, followed by a solo edition by Gaspar in 1541. nThis map comes from the 1535 Trechsel edition and is notable for being the only version to feature a decorative title scroll above the map.nFor other maps by Fries in this collection, see nos. View Record (#1), View Record (#2), View Record (#3), View Record (#70), and View Record (#359)
First published: Geographia Strasbourg: Johann Grüninger, 1522
Image Size (cm): 45.5×28
Mapmaker: Fries, Lorenz (ca. 1490-1532)
Other states: First 1522 (Strasbourg), Second 1525 (Strasbourg), Fourth (Vienne)
Price: A12,000 plus gst
Primary Category: World
Purchase Reference: Letter 26 June 2000 on green paper
Rarity: R2 Very rare – one or two copies appear on the market
References: Karrow (1993), Lorenz FriesnDewez, The Printed World IIInOn the Admiral's map see McCoskry Stanton (1935), The Admirals Map'
Shirley ID #: 49 Mapping the World
Technique: Woodcut
This state: 1535, Third
Website: See https://www.helmink.com/antique-map/19105/fries-waldseemuller-map-of-…
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