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Auction 131, Lot 894
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"[Lot of 2 - Peru & Mexico]", Montanus/Ogilby

Subject: Native Americans

Period: 1671 (published)

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Color: Black & White

Size:
6.7 x 11.2 inches
17 x 28.4 cm
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Pair of very decorative engravings from one of the most important early histories of the Americas. First is a portrait of the Inca ruler Atahualpa, Athabaliba ultimus Rex Peruanorum, from the Dutch edition by Montanus. Second is a portrait of the Aztec emperor Montezuma, Muteczuma Rex ultimus Mexicanorum, from the English edition published by Ogilby. John Ogilby's America (London, 1671) is a translation of Arnoldus Montanus' Die nieuwe en onbekende Weereld. (Amsterdam, 1671)

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Condition: B+

Bold impressions with just a hint of faint toning or foxing.

Estimate: $200 - $275

Sold for: $150

Closed on 3/17/2010

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