Americae Sive Novi Orbis Nova Descriptio

"Americae Sive Novi Orbis Nova Descriptio"

by Abraham Ortelius, a rare hand-detailed engraved map laid down on cardboard, published Antwerp, 1584.
Glazed and framed.
sheet 17" x 21-1/4", framed 17-3/4" x 22-1/4"

Exhibited: "Americae Sive Novi Orbis" is the first atlas of the world and one of the rarest and oldest maps of the Western Hemisphere that delineates the Americas.
Dimensions: 22.25 x 17.75 in
Condition Report: **Map exhibits light toning and notable adhesive marks (browning) to margins and scattered throughout. There is a tide mark to the lower right and a small tear to the upper right corner. There is light creasing to center fold and to lower left corner. Map has a few pinhead-sized scattered accretions.