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Auction 205, Lot 521

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"Thracia Antiqua", Weigel, Christopher

Subject: Bulgaria & Greece

Period: 1720 (circa)

Publication: Descriptio Orbis Antiqui...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.4 x 12.3 inches
39.1 x 31.2 cm
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An attractive map of ancient Thrace (mostly present-day Bulgaria) filled with place names and showing the military road from Apollonia to Maronea. The decorative title cartouche features a young woman playing a harp and a host of exotic animals.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.WEIG-2a #21.

Condition: A

Contemporary color on a clean sheet of watermarked paper. There is a short centerfold separation in the bottom blank margin that has been archivally repaired.

Estimate: $70 - $90

Sold for: $26

Closed on 9/10/2025

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