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Auction 208, Lot 485

"Daciarum Moesiarumque, Vetus Descriptio", Cluver/Jansson

Subject: Romania & Bulgaria

Period: 1676 (published)

Publication: Introductionis in Universam Geographiam

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.5 x 5.8 inches
19.1 x 14.7 cm
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Handsome small map of the ancient region of Romania and Bulgaria based on Ortelius' map of the same title. It is filled with old place names and embellished with a fine title cartouche. Engraved by Petrus Kaerius.

Cluver's Introductio in Universam Geographicam was a popular atlas, appearing in over 45 editions during a 100-year period. The first edition was published without maps in the 1620s, and the first edition to include maps was published circa 1641. The various editions were published in different cities throughout Europe, including Amsterdam, Nuremberg, and London, often with new sets of maps engraved. This map is from an Amsterdam edition published by Jansson's heirs, which included some maps from the Jansson and Cloppenburgh editions of Atlas Minor.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.CLUV-6a #29.

Condition: A

A nice impression on a bright sheet with minor toning along the edges of the sheet and a paper flaw at bottom left.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $90

Closed on 4/22/2026

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