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Auction 131, Lot 609

"[Lot of 2] Portugalliae Regnum [and] Les Royaumes de Portugal et d'Algarve",

Subject: Portugal

Period: 1608-1705

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These two maps present a nice comparison of Portugal. The first (10 x 6.7") is a modern map from Giovanni Magini's quarto edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, circa 1608. It is oriented with north to the right by a delicately engraved compass rose and engraved in the Italian style with a stippled sea and calligraphic lettering. There is Italian text below the map and on the verso. The second map (10 x 14") was engraved by P. Starckman for Nicolas de Fer's Atlas Cureiux, which was published 100 years later. It shows the Royaume d'Algarve as a distinct region of Portugal.

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Condition: A+

Both fine impressions. The second map has a couple insignificant spots, else fine.

Estimate: $250 - $300

Sold for: $180

Closed on 3/17/2010

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