Catalog Archive
Auction 160, Lot 603

"Pedemontanae Vicinorumque Regionum Auctore Iacobo Cataldo Descrip.", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Northwestern Italy

Period: 1571 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.4 x 14.6 inches
49.3 x 37.1 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

Ortelius based his map of the Piedmont region on the cartography of Giacomo Gastaldi. Milan is in the upper right corner and Monaco is at lower left. The map is a great illustration of the mountainous countryside and is filled with information including even the tiniest of villages. Ornamented with two cartouches and a sailing ship in the Mediterranean. Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #128.

Condition: A

A nice impression on watermarked paper with attractive color. There are faint damp stains in top blank margin, several small worm holes in bottom blank margin, and marginal soiling.

Estimate: $400 - $500

Sold for: $200

Closed on 11/16/2016

Archived