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Auction 164, Lot 490

"Ultoniae Orientalis Pars", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Northern Ireland

Period: 1619 (published)

Publication: Gerardi Mercatoris - Atlas sive Cosmographicae…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.1 x 13.8 inches
38.4 x 35.1 cm
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Superb early map covering Down and Antrim Counties in Northern Ireland. This was one of five Irish maps Gerard Mercator designed for the second part of his Atlas. It is beautifully engraved with a moiré pattern in the sea, strong topographical features in the interior, and ornamented with a title cartouche incorporating the distance scale. French text on verso.

References: Law, p. 21; Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #5941:1.1.

Condition: B

Full original color on watermarked paper with moderate toning and light offsetting. There is a small chip in the bottom left corner of the sheet, well away from the image.

Estimate: $200 - $230

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Closed on 9/13/2017

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