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Auction 193, Lot 542

"Pomeraniae, Wandalicae Regionis, Typ. [on sheet with] Livoniae Nova Descriptio, Joanne Portantio Auctore [and] Ducatus Oswieczensis, et Zatoriensis, Descriptio", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Eastern Europe & Baltic

Period: 1572 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.6 x 15.1 inches
49.8 x 38.4 cm
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Three fine maps of the Baltic and Polish regions printed on a single folio sheet. The top map features Pomerania and is based on the Peter Artopaus map published in 1550 by Sebastian Munster. The map of Livonia was drawn by Johannes Portantius and is believed to have been based on the lost maps of the region by Marcus Ambrosius and Caspar Henneberger. The map of Oswieczensis was drawn by the Polish cartographer Stanislav Porebski in 1563. German text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #158.

Condition: B+

A nice impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with light soiling, a bit of toning along the centerfold at top, and archival repairs to several separations along the centerfold and tiny edge tears.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $250

Closed on 6/21/2023

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