Lot 285
  • 285

Pacific--Ortelius, Abraham.

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description

  • Maris Pacifici (quod nunc vulgo Mar del Zur). Antwerp, [1612], 345 x 495mm., double-page engraved map, Spanish text, contemporary hand colour

Literature

Burden, Mapping of North America 74

Catalogue Note

the first printed map of the pacific ocean, and one of the most important maps to appear in Ortelius’ Theatrum, the depiction dominated by the vignette engraving of Magellan’s flagship Victoria.