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Auction 105, Lot 441

"[Lot of 3] Hispania [together with] Gades [and] Valentiae Regnum", Ortelius/Coignet

Subject: Spain & Portugal

Period: 1601 (circa)

Publication: Epitome theatri orbis terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
4.8 x 3.3 inches
12.2 x 8.4 cm
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A nice group of miniature maps engraved by the brothers Ambrose and Ferdinand Arsenius who had been assistants to Frans Hogenburg and co-engravers of Ortelius' folio Theatrum. Each map is decorated with sailing ships, sea monsters and strapwork cartouches.

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Condition: A

Light damp stains in blank margins.

Estimate: $275 - $325

Sold for: $200

Closed on 12/3/2003

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