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Auction 176, Lot 450

"Carpetaniae Partis Descr. 1584 [on sheet with] Guipus Coae Regionis Typus [and] Han Insulam Perlustrabat, et sua Manu Depingebat Georgius Hoefnaglius Antverpian. Belga", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Northern & Southern Spain

Period: 1598 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.1 x 15.3 inches
48.5 x 38.9 cm
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Three maps elegantly composed on one folio sheet. The semicircular map of Cadiz is taken from a manuscript map drawn by George Hoefnagel during his stay from 1563-1567. The Carpetaniae map is very accurate but from an unknown source. The source of the Guipuscae map is also unknown, but de Jode also published it in 1578. Dated 1584 but published in 1598. French text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #31.

Condition: B+

On a lightly toned sheet with some minor creasing adjacent to the centerfold.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $150

Closed on 2/12/2020

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