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Auction 199, Lot 394
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"Scotiae Tabula", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Scotland

Period: 1579 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.7 x 13.9 inches
47.5 x 35.3 cm
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Based on Gerard Mercator's eight-sheet wall map of the British Isles from 1564, this folio-sized map of Scotland features numerous place names throughout. Adorned with an elaborate strapwork title cartouche and a small scale of miles cartouche. This is the first state, prior to stippling being added around sea names. Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #18.1; Moir, p. 24-26, & 164.

Condition: B

Full contemporary color on a toned sheet with an eagle watermark. There are spots of foxing and light soiling in the blank margins.

Estimate: $400 - $500

Sold for: $200

Closed on 9/11/2024

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