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Auction 177, Lot 408
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"Zelandicarum Insularum Exactissima et Nova Descriptio, Auctore D. Iacobo A Daventria", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Southwestern Netherlands

Period: 1603 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.4 x 13.3 inches
46.7 x 33.8 cm
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Fully and beautifully engraved with a large ship under full sail, Neptune with trident riding a sea monster, and large title cartouche. The map extends from Rotterdam and Dordecht in the north to Antwerp in the south, and is based on Jacob van Deventer's map of Zeeland from 1547. This is the eighth state with Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #78.

Condition: A

A dark impression on a bright sheet of paper with the horn coat of arms watermark commonly found on Ortelius maps and light printer's ink residue.

Estimate: $550 - $650

Sold for: $400

Closed on 4/29/2020

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