This late 18th-century map of Europe reveals the divisions of the continent and its constituant nations in 1788. Hand engraved and measuring 1.2m x 1.6m in measurement, this massive and elaborate wall map features 17 vignette across the central characteristic. Hand coloured, it's one in all the most important in the gathering and is made of 4 wall sheets. One of the items created by famed cartographer, Claudius Ptolemaeus, is the first Venetian edition and the primary identified example of an atlas produced in two colours. Created by famed cartographer, astronomer and philosopher Claudius Ptolemaeus, it is one of the earliest examples of a world atlas ever produced. This map is certainly one of a number of in the gathering that is from famed geographer and astronomer Claudius Ptolemaeus. The origins of this map date again to the known world within the 2nd Century and it could sell for £80,000 ($110,000), making it some of the costly gadgets in the gathering.
