Catalog Archive
Auction 175, Lot 629
Print View

"Congi Regnu", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Congo & Angola

Period: 1610 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.7 x 5.4 inches
17 x 13.7 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

Handsome miniature map of the Congo region. It is a reduced version of Jodocus Hondius' folio map and contains a surprising amount of detail, though most of the interior is left blank. Decorated by strapwork title and distance scale cartouches. Latin text on verso, published between 1610-1621.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #8755:351; Norwich # 319a.

Condition: A

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $100

Closed on 11/13/2019

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Read more about us...

Recent Articles

More...

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

© 2024 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap