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Auction 185, Lot 642

"Persici sive Sophorum Regni Typus", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Persia - Iran

Period: 1601 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.7 x 13.9 inches
50 x 35.3 cm
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Ortelius based this fine map of the Persian Empire in part on Gastaldi's 1564 map of Asia Minor and on his own 1567 map of Asia. The map is filled with village and city names. Decorative elements include a large strap work title cartouche and a distance scale surmounted by a strange bestiary creature. Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #167.3.

Condition: B+

A sharp impression on a lightly toned sheet with minor printer's ink residue and a small paper flaw in the top blank margin.

Estimate: $400 - $475

Sold for: $300

Closed on 11/17/2021

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