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Antique Map Auction Sale No. 117 - closed 12/6/2006

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Lot #666: Hispania

Antique map chart Hispania
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Estimate:
$150.00 - $200.00
Sold for: $70.00

Lot 666
By: Ortelius/Vrients
Subject: Spain & Portugal
Date: 1602

Publication: Breve compendio dal theatro

Condition: A
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Color: hand color

Size: 5 x 3.4 inches
12.7 x 8.7 cm

Miniature map of Spain and Portugal with good detail. Tiny ships sail the seas and the title is enclosed in a strapwork cartouche. This map is from a pocket edition of Abraham Ortelius' Theatrum. The maps were copied from Phillip Galle's final edition of 1598 but were drawn and engraved by Ambrose and Ferdinand Arsenius with wide borders with latitude and longitude shown. Italian text on verso.

Light damp stains in blank margins.

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