一本完成于1571年的《吉拉德斯·麦凯特地图集》,1979年3月在著名的英国索思比拍卖行以70万美元的价格售出,令收藏界大大吃了一惊。 其实,这只是近年来国外古地图身价日涨的一个典型而已。 当今,在国外,尤其是在欧洲,越来越多的人们开始意识到那些雕刻精致、制作漂亮的古代手绘地图的收藏价值。而在以前,只是专业人员或对地理感兴趣的人有此爱好。许多人 A collection of the “Geraldus McKitt Atlas” completed in 1571, sold in March 1979 at the prestigious Sotheby’s auction house in the United Kingdom for $ 700,000, greatly astonished the collection community. In fact, this is only a typical example of the rising prices of ancient foreign maps in foreign countries in recent years. Nowadays, more and more people in foreign countries, especially in Europe, are beginning to realize the collection value of carved and beautiful ancient hand-drawn maps. In the past, only professionals or people interested in geography had this hobby. many people