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Auction 188, Lot 575

"Corsica", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Corsica

Period: 1573 (circa)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Black & White

Size:
9.3 x 6.5 inches
23.6 x 16.5 cm
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This handsome map of the island of Corsica is based on the work of Agostino Giustiniani in 1567. The map is embellished with a strapwork cartouche, a distance scale, and a fully stippled sea. It was originally printed on a folio sheet with two additional maps of the Tuscan and Ancona regions in Italy. Blank verso.

References: cf. Van den Broecke #137.

Condition: A

A nice impression with a minor spot in the title cartouche.

Estimate: $150 - $180

Sold for: $90

Closed on 6/22/2022

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