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Auction 192, Lot 556
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"Insularum Aliquot Maris Mediterranei Descriptio", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Mediterranean Islands

Period: 1572 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.8 x 14.3 inches
47.8 x 36.3 cm
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This is the first state of this splendid composite of six maps of the major islands in the Mediterranean: Sardinia, Sicily, Corfu, Djerba, Elba, and Malta. Each map is beautifully engraved and embellished with a variety of ships including a sinking ship off the coast of Malta where Saint Paul was supposed to have shipwrecked. German text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #141.

Condition: B+

A nice impression with full contemporary color on a sturdy sheet with a crowned "B" watermark. There is light soiling and an archivally repaired centerfold separation at bottom.

Estimate: $400 - $475

Sold for: $300

Closed on 4/26/2023

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