Current Auction
"Descriptio Orbis Ptolomaica", Hondius/Bertius
Subject: Ancient World
Period: 1616 (circa)
Publication: Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum
Color: Black & White
Size:
5.3 x 3.8 inches
13.5 x 9.7 cm
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Miniature map depicting the world known in classical times. The map is in the central section of a large oval frame. It extends as far east as China and Sumatra and as far south as the northern tip of Madagascar. The border is ornamented with strapwork in each corner, with the title across the top and the attribution to Hondius across the bottom. Latin text on verso.
See also lot 777 for Geoffrey King's Miniature Antique Maps that describes this map.
References: King (3rd ed.) #1616; Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #0900:342.2.
Condition: A
A dark impression with light printer's ink residue and small remnants of hinge tape on verso.
Estimate: $90 - $110
Current High Bid:
$65
Reserve: Reserve Met
Next Bid: $70
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