Item Detail |
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MapMaker: |
Abraham Ortelius
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Subject: |
Africa |
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Period/Size: |
1570 / 14.8" x 19.8" (37.6 x 50.3 cm)
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Color: |
Colored
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Condition: |
Lovely color with a few small cracks due to the oxidation of the original green pigment, which have been closed on verso with Japanese tissue. A few short tears in blank margins have been expertly repaired, and the top blank margin has been remargined. (condition help) |
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Source: |
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum |
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References: |
Betz #12.2; Van de Broecke #8; Norwich #10. |
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Sales Information |
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Price: |
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Offered by: |
Old World Auctions |
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Catalog: |
Auction No. 138 - Antique Maps, Charts, Atlases & Globes (7409) |
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Lot/Item #: |
804 |
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Date: |
12/2011
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