ORTELIUS, Abraham Islandia. Antwerp Plantin Press …
Description ORTELIUS, Abraham Islandia. Antwerp Plantin Press 1592 Copper engr. 33,7 x 49,5 cm, hand-coloured (central folding, some brown spots). Framed (verso also under glass). One of the best maps of Iceland at the moment of its appearance. From the Latin 1592 edition of Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum". Ref. van den Broecke, Ort 161.1 (with key letters for monsters). - van der Krogt [1250:31] and [31:041].
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Description ORTELIUS, Abraham Islandia. Antwerp Plantin Press 1592 Copper engr. 33,7 x 49,5 cm, hand-coloured (central folding, some brown spots). Framed (verso also under glass). One of the best maps of Iceland at the moment of its appearance. From the Latin 1592 edition of Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum". Ref. van den Broecke, Ort 161.1 (with key letters for monsters). - van der Krogt [1250:31] and [31:041].