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Auction 199, Lot 504

"Pomeraniae, Wandalicae Regionis, Typ. [on sheet with] Livoniae Nova Descriptio, Joanne Portantio Auctore [and] Ducatus Oswieczensis, et Zatoriensis, Descriptio", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Eastern Europe & Baltic

Period: 1579 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.8 x 15.3 inches
50.3 x 38.9 cm
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Three fine maps of the Baltic and Polish regions printed on a single folio sheet. The top map features Pomerania and is based on the Peter Artopaus map published in 1550 by Sebastian Munster. The map of Livonia was drawn by Johannes Portantius and is believed to have been based on the lost maps of the region by Marcus Ambrosius and Caspar Henneberger. The map of Oswieczensis was drawn by the Polish cartographer Stanislav Porebski in 1563. Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #158.

Condition: B+

A nice impression with full contemporary color on a sheet with the crossed arrows watermark commonly found on Ortelius maps. There is light offsetting, and some of the green pigment has oxidized to brown, but the paper is still supple.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $180

Closed on 9/11/2024

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