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Sale 2158 - Age of Exploration: Travel & Discovery through the Centuries
Oct 14, 2020
6:00AM ET
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[Maps & Atlases] [Africa] Ortelius, Abraham Group of 2 Maps
Barbariae et Biledulgerid, nova descriptio (Antwerp, ca. 1570-1612). Hand-colored engraving. Coastal map of North Africa and the Mediterranean, from Orteluis' "Theatrum orbis terrarum". French text on verso. Center fold verso reinforced with tape. 17 1/2 x 23 in. (444 x 584 mm). Hinge mounted, in mat. Together with: Presbiteri Iohannis, sive, Abissinorum imperii descriptio (Antwerp, ca. 1608). Hand-colored engraving. Map of the kingdom of mythical African King Prester John, from Ortelius' "Theatrum orbis terrarum". Italian text on verso. Center fold verso reinforced with tape, scattered minor spotting. 18 1/2 x 22 1/8 in. (469 x 561 mm). Hinge mounted, in mat.