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Auction 180, Lot 475

"Regni Hispaniae Post Omnium Editiones Locupleissima Descriptio", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Spain & Portugal

Period: 1592 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.6 x 15 inches
49.8 x 38.1 cm
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This is a very attractive map of the Iberian peninsula surrounded by stipple engraved seas, in which there are ships and sea monsters. The land is full of cities, mountains and forests. A large strapwork title cartouche and scale of miles with a divider ornament the map. This is the third state, with additional place names around the Strait of Gibraltar. Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #25.3.

Condition: B

Contemporary color on a sheet with the horn coat of arms watermark commonly found on Ortelius maps. There is light soiling, a damp stain in the title cartouche, and some separations and tears around the centerfold at bottom that have been archivally repaired on verso.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Sold for: $230

Closed on 11/18/2020

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