Ortelius (Abraham). Spectandum dedit ortelius mortalib orbem..., 1579 or later

Ortelius (Abraham). Spectandum dedit Ortelius mortalib orbem Orbi spectandum Galleus Ortelium. Papius, [1579 or later], hand-coloured engraved portrait of Abraham Ortelius, 325 x 220 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with Title Page. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp [1570 or later], hand-coloured engraved title page, frayed and creased with slight loss to the lower right corner, some dust soiling and slight staining, 370 x 230 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, with Ortelius (Abraham). Schlavoniae, Croatiae, Carniae, Istriae, Bosniae, Finitimarumque Regionum Nova Descriptio, Auctore Augustino Hirsuogelio [1603], engraved map with contemporary hand-colouring, old watercolour oxidised causing the paper to crack and flake with some loss, crudely repaired on verso, 335 x 460 mm, mounted, framed and double-glazed, Latin text on verso

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The last item described. Marcel van den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas Maps,145.

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