Lot 37
  • 37

Ortelius, Abraham

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • Ortelius, Abraham
  • Abrahami Patriarchae peregrinatio et vita. Abrahamo Ortelio Antverpiano auctore. … Privilegio Imperiali … 1586. [Antwerp: Officina Plantiniana, 1590 or later]
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Engraved double-page map, 14 x 18 3/8 in.;  350 x 465 mm, hand colored, Dutch text on verso, the map is surrounded by 22 medallions depicting scenes from Abraham’s life. Matted. Laor 547. [With]: Abrahami Patriarchae peregrinatio et vita. Abrahamo Ortelio Antverpiano auctore. … Privilegio Imperiali … 1586. [Antwerp: Officina Plantiniana, 1591 or later]. Engraved double-page map, 14 x 18 in.;  350 x 458 mm, hand colored, German text on verso, the map is surrounded by 22 medallions depicting scenes from Abraham’s life. Matted, glazed and framed. Laor 547B.

Condition

clean
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