Catalog Archive
Auction 162, Lot 508
Print View

"Saxoniae, Misniae, Thuringiae, Nova Exactissimaq. Descriptio", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Eastern Germany

Period: 1571 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.1 x 13.6 inches
51.1 x 34.5 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

This is a handsome map covering Saxony and the surrounding region with great detail, centered approximately on Leipzig. The Elbe River flows northwest through the middle of the map, with Prague appearing just below the distance scale. It is embellished with a decorative title cartouche, legend in scroll-style cartouche, distance scales and a decorative border. Filled with place names each symbolized by a tiny castle. Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #93.

Condition: A

A crisp, early impression on a bright sheet of paper with Ortelius' common crossed arrows watermark, a faint damp stain at top, and light marginal soiling.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $100

Closed on 4/26/2017

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

© 2025 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap