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Auction 171, Lot 557
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"Romaniae, (quae olim Thracia Dicta) Vicinarumq Regionum, uti Bulgariae, Walachiae, Syrfiae, Etc. Descriptio. Auctore Iacobo Castaldo", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Balkans

Period: 1584 (dated)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.5 x 14.3 inches
49.5 x 36.3 cm
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This is a stunning map of the classical region of Thrace, covering most of present-day Bulgaria and Romania. It encompasses the southern Balkans from the Sea of Marmara to the Bosphorus, along the western shore of the Black Sea to the mouth of the Danube River. Ortelius based the map in part on the work of Jacob Gastaldi. It is beautifully decorated with an elaborate title cartouche, several ships and a particularly fanciful sea monster. Published in 1592 with Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #159.

Condition: A

A dark impression on a bright sheet.

Estimate: $400 - $475

Sold for: $300

Closed on 2/6/2019

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