Catalog Archive
Auction 152, Lot 470
Print View

"Granada et Murcia", Hondius/Bertius

Subject: Southern Spain

Period: 1618 (published)

Publication: Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
5.5 x 3.9 inches
14 x 9.9 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

This map of southern Spain extends from the Strait of Gibraltar east just past Cartagena. Numerous tiny towns are noted, including Malaga, Granada, Almeria, and Murcia. Embellished with two ships engaged in battle and a strapwork cartouche. The majority of the maps for Bertius' geographical treatise were engraved by Jodocus Hondius Jr. after Mercator. French text on verso.

References: King (2nd ed.) pp. 96-99; Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #6130:342.

Condition: A

Nice impression and color with a hint of toning.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $50

Closed on 2/18/2015

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