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Auction 203, Lot 456

"Caletensium et Bononiensium Ditionis Accurata Delineatio [on sheet with] Veromanduorum Eorum que Confinium Exactissima Descriptio. Iohanne Surhonio Auctore", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Northern France

Period: 1584 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19 x 13.1 inches
48.3 x 33.3 cm
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Two maps on a folio sheet. Calentensium covers the coastline between Calais and Estaples in very good detail, based in part on a four-sheet map by Nicolas de Nicolay. Veromanduorum covers a small region surrounding Saint-Quentin in northern France. The cartographical source of the map was Jean de Surhon who received royal privilege to make a map of the region in 1557. Each is covered with tiny forests and cities and has a decorative title cartouche. Latin text on verso. This map was replaced in 1598 with a map showing the Veromanduorum region with north at the top.

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Condition: B+

Full contemporary color on a sheet with a watermark of the coat of arms of Claude Denise. There is light offsetting of the green pigment, extraneous creasing at top right, and a small stain and tiny hole in the mostly unengraved area between the maps.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $80

Closed on 4/23/2025

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