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"Daphne", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Antioch, Turkey

Period: 1624 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Black & White

Size:

19.1 x 14.4 inches
48.5 x 36.6 cm

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A lovely view of the paradise Daphne, today's Harbiye and a suburb of Antioch (Antakya), created on the basis of classical sources, including Ammianus, Strabo and Philostratus. According to mythology, Apollo attempted to make the wood nymph Daphne his lover here. Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #232.

Condition: B+

A bright sheet with several small, faint stains and professional repairs to a centerfold separation at bottom, a couple of tiny worm tracks along the centerfold, and a hole in the top blank margin.

Estimate: $300 - $400

Sold for: $150

Closed on 4/29/2020

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"Daphne", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Antioch, Turkey

Period: 1624 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Black & White

Size:

19.1 x 14.4 inches
48.5 x 36.6 cm

A lovely view of the paradise Daphne, today's Harbiye and a suburb of Antioch (Antakya), created on the basis of classical sources, including Ammianus, Strabo and Philostratus. According to mythology, Apollo attempted to make the wood nymph Daphne his lover here. Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #232.

Condition: B+

A bright sheet with several small, faint stains and professional repairs to a centerfold separation at bottom, a couple of tiny worm tracks along the centerfold, and a hole in the top blank margin.

Estimate: $300 - $400

Sold for: $150

Closed on 4/29/2020

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"Daphne", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Antioch, Turkey

Period: 1624 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Black & White

Size:

19.1 x 14.4 inches48.5 x 36.6 cm

A lovely view of the paradise Daphne, today's Harbiye and a suburb of Antioch (Antakya), created on the basis of classical sources, including Ammianus, Strabo and Philostratus. According to mythology, Apollo attempted to make the wood nymph Daphne his lover here. Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #232.

Condition: B+

A bright sheet with several small, faint stains and professional repairs to a centerfold separation at bottom, a couple of tiny worm tracks along the centerfold, and a hole in the top blank margin.

Estimate: $300 - $400

Sold for: $150

Closed on 4/29/2020

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19.1 x 14.4 inches
48.5 x 36.6 cm