Catalog Archive
Auction 152, Lot 472
Print View

"Andaluzia", Hondius/Bertius

Subject: Southwestern Spain

Period: 1618 (published)

Publication: Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
5.3 x 3.8 inches
13.5 x 9.7 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

A charming miniature map of the southwestern end of Spain, centered approximately on Seville and extending east to Corduba. A tiny ship sails the moiré-patterned sea. 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) #6110:342.

Condition: A

A nice impression on watermarked paper with attractive color and a hint of toning.

Estimate: $120 - $150

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