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Auction 162, Lot 471
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"Lutzenburgensis Ducatus Veriss. Descript. Iacobo Surhonio Montano Auctore", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Luxembourg

Period: 1595 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.4 x 14.4 inches
49.3 x 36.6 cm
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Ortelius' great map of Luxembourg was based on the 1551 manuscript map of Jacques Surhon. The map had been suppressed for security reasons and it did not appear until 1579, when Antwerp was independent for a short time. The region is flanked by the Meuse and Moselle Rivers, and extends south to Metz and east to Trier. The map is finely detailed and beautifully decorated with a large title cartouche. Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #60.

Condition: B+

A clean and bright example on watermarked paper with very minor toning along the centerfold and a professionally repaired centerfold separation confined to bottom blank margin.

Estimate: $450 - $550

Unsold

Closed on 4/26/2017

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