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Auction 192, Lot 563

"Natoliae, quae olim Asia Minor, Nova Descriptio [on sheet with] Aegypti Recentior Descriptio [and] Carthaginis Celeberrimi Sinus Typus", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey & Egypt

Period: 1570 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.4 x 12.8 inches
49.3 x 32.5 cm
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Three maps are on one folio sheet. On the left is a map of Turkey oriented with east at the top. The detailed map is based on the cartography of Gastaldi/Forlani and extends to include Candia and Cyprus. At top right is a map of northern Egypt showing the Nile River delta. Below is a map of the vicinity of ancient Carthage (Tunis) with many oared ships in the sea. Latin text on verso, published in the first edition of the Theatrum.

References: Van den Broecke #174.

Condition: A

A sharp impression on a bright, watermarked sheet with some small worm holes in the image at top that have been professionally infilled with a minute amount of the image replaced in facsimile.

Estimate: $300 - $375

Sold for: $220

Closed on 4/26/2023

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