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Auction 170, Lot 495
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"Lorraine - Lotharingiae Nova Descriptio", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Northeastern France

Period: 1587 (dated)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.9 x 13.5 inches
50.5 x 34.3 cm
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Beautiful map compiled by Ortelius from two maps by Mercator. It is a compilation from "Lotharingiae Ducatus Pars Septentrionalis" and "Lotharingiae Ducatus Pars Medionalis" published in Mercator's atlas Galliae tabulae Geograhicae, 1585. This lovely copper engraved chart includes Metz and Nancy an is filled with hundreds of villages and place names. Adorned with three elaborate cartouches. French text on verso, published in 1598.

References: Van den Broecke #50.

Condition: A

A dark impression with marginal soiling and light toning along the edges of the sheet. Manuscript page number below the map at right.

Estimate: $200 - $240

Sold for: $150

Closed on 11/14/2018

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