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Auction 198, Lot 524

"Illyricum", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Western Balkans

Period: 1579 (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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Handsome map of the coastal region of Slovenia and Croatia. Based on the cartography of Johann Sambucus (1572) and Hirschvogel (1565). Filled with mountains, forests and hundreds of tiny villages and decorated with a strapwork title cartouche. Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #144.

Condition: A

On a sheet with the crossed arrows watermark commonly found on Ortelius maps, a bit of light foxing in the margins, and a hint of toning.

Estimate: $300 - $375

Sold for: $150

Closed on 6/19/2024

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