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Auction 172, Lot 552

"Siciliae Veteris Typus", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Sicily, Italy

Period: 1584 (dated)

Publication: Theatri Orbis Terrarum Parergon

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19 x 14.6 inches
48.3 x 37.1 cm
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Stunning map with three decorative cartouches and a large inset of the harbor and city of Syracuse. Ortelius based this map on Gastaldi's map of Sicily from 1545. The map locates numerous smaller islands and extends to show a small part of the mainland of Italy. The waters are filled with beautiful script, sea monsters, and ships. Latin text on verso, published in 1624.

References: Van den Broecke #211.6.

Condition: A

A sharp impression on a clean, bright sheet of watermarked paper with a couple of insignificant spots and a professionally repaired centerfold separation confined to the bottom blank margin.

Estimate: $700 - $850

Sold for: $500

Closed on 4/17/2019

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