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Auction 168, Lot 555

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

Subject: Northwestern Italy

Period: 1598 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.5 x 14.6 inches
49.5 x 37.1 cm
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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. French text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #128.

Condition: A

A sharp impression on a clean, bright sheet bearing the horn watermark commonly found on Ortelius maps. There is light toning along the edges of the sheet and a manuscript page number below the neatline.

Estimate: $375 - $450

Unsold

Closed on 6/6/2018

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