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Auction 122, Lot 1

"Theatrum Orbis Terrarum", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Title Pages

Period: 1601 (circa)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Black & White

Size:
8.8 x 13.8 inches
22.4 x 35.1 cm
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A handsomely engraved title page from this important atlas surrounded by the female allegorical representations of the continents. Latin text on verso.

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Condition: C+

A dark impression on a sheet with old manuscript notations and some worming.

Estimate: $300 - $400

Sold for: $400

Closed on 12/5/2007

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