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Auction 201, Lot 559

"Rhetiae Alpestris Descriptio, in qua Hodie Tirolis Comitatus [on sheet with] Goritiae, Karstii, Chaczeolae, Carniolae, Histriae, et Windorum Marchae Descrip.", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Southern Europe

Period: 1579 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.7 x 13.4 inches
50 x 34 cm
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Two regional maps printed on a folio sheet. The Tirolian map covers the Austrian and Italian Alps. The second map continues south of Austria to show part of Slovenia, Croatia, and the Istria Peninsula. Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #116.

Condition: B+

A sharp impression with full contemporary color and very light soiling.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $150

Closed on 11/20/2024

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