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"Livoniae Nova Descriptio, Joanne Portantio Auctore", Ortelius, Abraham
Subject: Baltic, Latvia & Estonia
Period: 1584 (circa)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
9.7 x 8.7 inches
24.6 x 22.1 cm
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This map of Livonia was drawn by Johannes Portantius and is believed to have been based on the lost maps of the region by Marcus Ambrosius and Caspar Henneberger. This map was trimmed from a folio sheet with two other maps. Latin text on verso.
References: Van den Broecke #158.
Condition: B+
Contemporary color with a hint of toning. Trimmed from a larger sheet with narrow, but adequate, margins at top and right.
Estimate: $80 - $100
Current High Bid:
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