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Auction 204, Lot 520

Full Contemporary Color

"Agri Cremonensis Typus", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Northern Italy

Period: 1579 (dated)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.6 x 13.7 inches
49.8 x 34.8 cm
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Splendid map of the region in northern Italy with the city of Cremona near the center. The map is based on the 1571 map of Antonio Campi. The most striking feature of the map is the huge inset of essentially the same region based on a map by Forlani. The inset is presented in an elaborate strapwork cartouche flanked by medallions, with three additional cartouches at the bottom of the map. German text on verso, published between 1580-89.

References: Van den Broecke #127.

Condition: B+

A dark impression with full contemporary color on a sheet with a small coat of arms watermark. There is light printer's ink residue, two printer's creases at bottom left, one tiny hole in the image, and mat burn surrounding the map. Remnants of hinge tape on verso.

Estimate: $300 - $375

Sold for: $170

Closed on 6/18/2025

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