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Ortelius, Abraham - Pieter Heyns, trans.
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8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Le Miroir du monde, reduict premièrement en rithme brabanconne par M.P. Heyns. Et maintenant tourné en prose françoise: auquel se represent clairement & au vif, tant par figures que charactères, la vraye situation, nature & propriété de la terre universelle. Antwerp: Christopher Plantin for Philippe Galle, 1579
Oblong 8vo (5 1/4 x 7 1/8 in.; 132 x 180 mm). Woodcut printer's device on title, engraved allegorical text illustration, 72 engraved maps (6 folding) as text illustrations; somewhat browned, folding maps mended along folds, Europe map mended in lower portion of fold with minor loss in Mediterranean and small portion of printed border supplied in penwork, upper right corner of Italy map mended with minor loss of printed border supplied in penwork, some marginal dampstains, small mended tear in lower margin of last map without loss. 18th-century mottled calf, gold-stamped title label on spine (in Spanish), in a blue cloth drop-box; lower half of spine renewed.
Oblong 8vo (5 1/4 x 7 1/8 in.; 132 x 180 mm). Woodcut printer's device on title, engraved allegorical text illustration, 72 engraved maps (6 folding) as text illustrations; somewhat browned, folding maps mended along folds, Europe map mended in lower portion of fold with minor loss in Mediterranean and small portion of printed border supplied in penwork, upper right corner of Italy map mended with minor loss of printed border supplied in penwork, some marginal dampstains, small mended tear in lower margin of last map without loss. 18th-century mottled calf, gold-stamped title label on spine (in Spanish), in a blue cloth drop-box; lower half of spine renewed.
Provenance
Arthur de Marsy (bookplate with embossed armorial stamp on front pastedown and purchase note on last free endpaper dated November 1862)
Literature
Koeman III, Ort 48; Phillips 385
Condition
somewhat browned, folding maps mended along folds, Europe map mended in lower portion of fold with minor loss in Mediterranean and small portion of printed border supplied in penwork, upper right corner of Italy map mended with minor loss of printed border supplied in penwork, some marginal dampstains, small mended tear in lower margin of last map without loss. 18th-century mottled calf, gold-stamped title label on spine (in Spanish), in a blue cloth drop-box; lower half of spine renewed.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First French edition of this pocket-size atlas, first appearing in Dutch in 1577. The reduced size Theatrum was initiated by the engraver Philip Galle and the poet Pieter Heyns, both friends of Ortelius. The format proved to be a best seller.