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"Illyricum", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Western Balkans

Period: 1587 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:

18.9 x 14.5 inches
48 x 36.8 cm

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Handsome map of the coastal region of Slovenia and Croatia. Based on the cartography of Johann Sambucus (1572) and Hirschvogel (1565). Filled with mountains, forests and hundreds of tiny villages and decorated with a strapwork title cartouche. French text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #144.

Condition: B+

A crisp impression on a clean sheet with three small edge tears at top (0.5" to 1.25") that have been archivally repaired on both recto and verso.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $160

Closed on 4/23/2025

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"Illyricum", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Western Balkans

Period: 1587 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:

18.9 x 14.5 inches
48 x 36.8 cm

Handsome map of the coastal region of Slovenia and Croatia. Based on the cartography of Johann Sambucus (1572) and Hirschvogel (1565). Filled with mountains, forests and hundreds of tiny villages and decorated with a strapwork title cartouche. French text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #144.

Condition: B+

A crisp impression on a clean sheet with three small edge tears at top (0.5" to 1.25") that have been archivally repaired on both recto and verso.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $160

Closed on 4/23/2025

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"Illyricum", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Western Balkans

Period: 1587 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:

18.9 x 14.5 inches48 x 36.8 cm

Handsome map of the coastal region of Slovenia and Croatia. Based on the cartography of Johann Sambucus (1572) and Hirschvogel (1565). Filled with mountains, forests and hundreds of tiny villages and decorated with a strapwork title cartouche. French text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #144.

Condition: B+

A crisp impression on a clean sheet with three small edge tears at top (0.5" to 1.25") that have been archivally repaired on both recto and verso.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $160

Closed on 4/23/2025

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18.9 x 14.5 inches
48 x 36.8 cm