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MapMaker: |
Abraham Ortelius
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Subject: |
Britain |
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Period/Size: |
1590 / 14.1" x 19.1" (35.9 x 48.6 cm)
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Color: |
Colored
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Condition: |
(A) Nice impressions with full contemporary color on sturdy paper with the crossed arrows watermark commonly found on Ortelius maps. There is light foxing primarily confined to the blank margins in the top sheet, and a 1" tear in the right blank margin o (condition help) |
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Source: |
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum |
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References: |
Shirley (BI to 1650) #160; Van den Broecke #190-191. |
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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. 186 - Antique Maps, Charts, Atlases & Globes (9551) |
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Lot/Item #: |
412 |
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Date: |
02/2022
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