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Auction 198, Lot 504
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"Poloniae Finitimarumque Locorum Descriptio, Auctore Wenceslao Godreccio Polono", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Eastern Europe, Poland

Period: 1579 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.5 x 14.7 inches
49.5 x 37.3 cm
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This is Ortelius' first map of the region, covering all of Poland and extending into Lithuania and Russia in the north and to the Black Sea in the south. The map is based on the cartography of Grodecki (1558 & 1562), which was in turn based on the work of Wapovsky (1526). The map is filled with cities and the forests are boldly depicted. Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #154.

Condition: A

A dark impression with full contemporary color on a sheet with an eagle watermark, a tiny hole along the centerfold at top, and marginal soiling. The green pigment has browned, but the paper is still supple.

Estimate: $800 - $950

Sold for: $600

Closed on 6/19/2024

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