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Auction 113, Lot 596

"Ducatus Mediolanensis, Finitimarumq, Regionu Descriptio", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Italy

Period: 1579 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.5 x 14 inches
47 x 35.6 cm
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Handsome map of Northern Italy with north oriented to the right. The map is based on the cartography of Johannes Septala and is filled with detail and embellished with an ornate title cartouche, a sea monster and a sailing ship.

References: Van den Broecke #125.

Condition: A

Estimate: $800 - $900

Unsold

Closed on 12/7/2005

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