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Auction 199, Lot 492

"Helvetiae Descriptio, Aegidio Tschudo Auct.", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Switzerland

Period: 1579 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
17.8 x 13.4 inches
45.2 x 34 cm
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An early map of Switzerland with north oriented at the bottom of the chart. The map was based on the work of Aegidius Tschudi, a historian of the Swiss Confederation. The title is engraved onto the top of an unusual three dimensional title box. Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #115.

Condition: B

Full contemporary color on a toned sheet with an eagle watermark and a paper flaw in the image at bottom left. The colorist has created an interesting marbled effect in the title cartouche. Some of the green pigment has oxidized to brown but the paper is still supple. There are several dampstains along the edges of the sheet that actually have lightened the toning in those areas.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 9/11/2024

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