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Auction 197, Lot 581

"Larii Lacus Vulgo Comensis Descriptio, Auct. Pavio Jovio [on sheet with] Territorii Romani Descrip. [and] Fori Iulii, Vulgo Friuli Typus ", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Northern & Central Italy, Lake Como

Period: 1573 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.3 x 13.4 inches
49 x 34 cm
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Handsome and beautifully composed sheet with three maps of important districts in Italy. At top is a map of Lake Como based on the cartography of Paulus Jovius. At bottom left is a fine map of the region surrounding Rome based on Eufrosino della Volpaia, and at right a map of Friuli at the tip of the Gulf of Venice taken from the work of Gregorio Amaseo and Giovanni di Vavassore. German text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #129.

Condition: B+

A nice impression with full contemporary color on a sturdy, watermarked sheet with light soiling, an ink stain in the right margin, and a centerfold separation at bottom that enters about 1/2" into the image.

Estimate: $300 - $375

Sold for: $220

Closed on 4/24/2024

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