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Auction 195, Lot 630

"Ducatus Mediolanensis, Finitimarumq Regionu Descriptio, Auctore Ioanne Georgio Septala Mediolanense", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Northern Italy

Period: 1573 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.9 x 14.1 inches
48 x 35.8 cm
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Handsome map of Northern Italy with north oriented to the right. The map is based on the cartography of Johannes Septala and is filled with detail and embellished with an ornate title cartouche, a sea monster and a sailing ship. German text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #125.

Condition: B+

Full contemporary color with light soiling, a printer's crease adjacent to the centerfold, and dampstains in the top corners and at bottom to the right of center. A centerfold separation at bottom has been partially repaired with old paper on recto.

Estimate: $300 - $375

Sold for: $220

Closed on 11/15/2023

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