France, Corsica; Italia, Marche, Ancona; Toscane, Siena; Abraham Ortelius - Senensis Ditionis Accurata Descrip / Corsica / Marcha Anconae Olim Picenum - 1608 - 1601-1620
Beautiful old coloured copy of Ortelius' maps of Corsica, part of Tuscany and the Tuscan Sea ('Tusci Maris Pars') with Siena and the area south of the city, and the region around Ancona. From: Ortelius, 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'. First edition 1572, here in a Dutch edition Antwerp, 1608. Very good condition, full page (42 x 52. 5 cm) with wide margins, centrefold as issued, on hand-laid paper with watermark two crossed arrows, old hand-colouring, verso descriptions of 'Siena/ende haar omliggende Landschap; d'Anconic Marck; Corsica' in Dutch.
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Beautiful old coloured copy of Ortelius' maps of Corsica, part of Tuscany and the Tuscan Sea ('Tusci Maris Pars') with Siena and the area south of the city, and the region around Ancona. From: Ortelius, 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'. First edition 1572, here in a Dutch edition Antwerp, 1608. Very good condition, full page (42 x 52. 5 cm) with wide margins, centrefold as issued, on hand-laid paper with watermark two crossed arrows, old hand-colouring, verso descriptions of 'Siena/ende haar omliggende Landschap; d'Anconic Marck; Corsica' in Dutch.
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