ORTELIUS, Abraham Ischia, quae olim Aenaria. Copper engr., 36,5 x 48,4 cm, hand-coloured (sm. traces...
ORTELIUS, Abraham Ischia, quae olim Aenaria. Copper engr., 36,5 x 48,4 cm, hand-coloured (sm. traces of rubbing in cartouche upper left, sm. spotting on left side). Hinged at upper edge. Under passe-partout. First state from the 1598 French "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" (leaf 89, no pagination). Ref. Van den Broecke (2011) Ort142 (mentions "tient de ceste isle" as the last line, while our copy mentions "escrit de ceste isle").
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ORTELIUS, Abraham Ischia, quae olim Aenaria. Copper engr., 36,5 x 48,4 cm, hand-coloured (sm. traces of rubbing in cartouche upper left, sm. spotting on left side). Hinged at upper edge. Under passe-partout. First state from the 1598 French "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" (leaf 89, no pagination). Ref. Van den Broecke (2011) Ort142 (mentions "tient de ceste isle" as the last line, while our copy mentions "escrit de ceste isle").
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