Auction 31- Numismatic, Rare coins, Banknotes, Unique Maps

1796 map by Christophorous Cellarius Latii Vtrivsqve Delinatio (- Italy and Roma) Copper plate engraving, 38.5 x 35.5 cm. Engraver R. W. Seale. From: Geographia Antiqua London, 1796. A professor of Geography who held postions in Weimar and Halle Germany. Although the Ancient-Medieval-Modern division of history was used earlier by Italian Renaissance scholars Leonardo Bruni and Flavio Biondo, Cellarius' ''Universal History Divided into an Ancient, Medieval, and New Period'' helped popularize it. After him, this tripartite division became standard. He is perhaps best known for the “Geographia Antiqua”, which was first published in 1686 condition: some repaired tears and creases, still quite presentable. Estimate $60-120