Catalog Archive
Auction 114, Lot 446
Print View

"Wirtenberg Ducatus Accurata descriptio; tn qua omnia eius Opida, Monasteria, pagi, nemora, flumina et rivuli abcuius nominus, disigentissime exprimuntur", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Germany

Period: 1579 (dated)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
17.2 x 15 inches
43.7 x 38.1 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

Extremely detailed map of the vicinity of Stuttgart. The map covers the densely populated region and extends to include Heilbronn, Ulm and Pforzheim. This map replaced a smaller map of Wirtenberg in Ortelius' atlas in 1579 and is credited to Georg Gadner. The title is enclosed in a large strapwork cartouche and two monkeys adorn the distance scale. Latin text on verso. Published in the 1579 Latin edition.

References: Van den Broecke #113.

Condition: A

Some foxing in margins with a couple of tiny spots in map, still overall very good.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Sold for: $850

Closed on 3/1/2006

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Read more about us...

Recent Articles

More...

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

© 2024 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap