ORTELIUS ABRAHAM [Theatrum Orbis Terrarum]

Sale 2434 - Lot 232

Price Realized: $ 4,000

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Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000

ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. [Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.] 40 (of 70) uncolored double-page engraved mapsheets, Latin text; lacking engraved title-page and maps 1-12, 31-34, 41, 46-47, 53, 56-64, 68. Folio, 17x11 1/2 inches, 18th century 1/2 calf over marbled boards, partially disbound, worn; maps with some surface soiling, each lightly discolored at centerfold from guards, occasional minor worming, map 18 (Germania) with loss of a large portion to the lower left corner, map 27 (Saxoniae) with a 2-inch marginal tear. Antwerp, 1575

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