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Auction 203, Lot 476

"Hispania", Linschoten, Jan Juygen van

Subject: Spain & Portugal

Period: 1598 (dated)

Publication: His Discours of Voyages into ye Easte & West Indies

Color: Black & White

Size:
4.8 x 3.4 inches
12.2 x 8.6 cm
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Delightful miniature map of the Iberian Peninsula that extends to include the Balearic Islands. The map is filled with towns, rivers, and mountain ranges. On a sheet of English text measuring 7.5 x 11.1". This map was published on the title page to the fourth part of the first English edition of Lincshoten's voyages.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) G.LIN-2a #19.

Condition: B+

A dark impression with a small stain on the Balearic Islands and dampstains outside of the image.

Estimate: $90 - $110

Sold for: $65

Closed on 4/23/2025

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