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Auction 160, Lot 448

"Acores Insulae", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Azores

Period: 1584 (dated)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.4 x 12.9 inches
46.7 x 32.8 cm
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A beautifully engraved chart of the Azores based on Luis Teixeira's cartographic work with three ornate title cartouches and a title banner at top center. The sea is fully engraved in stipple and features a sea monster and sailing ships. Latin text on verso, published in 1592.

References: Van den Broecke #24.

Condition: B+

Full original color on paper with Ortelius' common crossed arrows watermark. There are a few small worm holes in the image that have been professionally infilled, a crease adjacent to the centerfold, and a hint of toning along the centerfold. A professionally repaired centerfold separation is confined to the bottom blank margin, and faint damp stains along the edges of the sheet are well away from image.

Estimate: $550 - $650

Sold for: $300

Closed on 11/16/2016

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