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Auction 191, Lot 71

"America", Magini, Giovanni Antonio

Subject: Western Hemisphere - America

Period: 1597 (published)

Publication: Geographicae Universae tum Veteris Novae...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.6 x 4.9 inches
16.8 x 12.4 cm
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This finely engraved map is derived from Giovanni Lorenzo d'Anania's 1582 map of the Americas and further based on the geography of Ortelius. Most notable is the characteristic bulge to the west coast of South America and the huge Southern Continent that attaches to Nova Guinea. Anian and Quivira appear on North America's bulbous western coast. This example is from a new plate engraved for Petrus Keschedt's pirate edition of Magini. Blank verso.

References: Burden #93.

Condition: B

There is foxing and light toning.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Sold for: $350

Closed on 2/8/2023

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