Armillary Sphere
1525
folio M3 verso in Claudii Ptolemaei geographicae enarrationis (Ptolemy's Geography) by Claudius Ptolemy. Strasbourg: Johann Gruninger, 1525
Medium
woodcut illustration, letterpress text
Measurements
26.5 × 25.2 cm (image) 39.1 × 26.0 cm (folio)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1956
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Schoch 275.1
Accession Number
3661-4
Department
International Prints and Drawings
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