ORTELIUS, LARGE COLLECTION OF 71 MAPS FROM EDITIONS OF THE ATLAS THEATRUM ORBIS TERRARUM, [C.1570-C.1609]

Angliae, Scotiae, Et Hiberniae Sive Britannicae Insularum Descriptio., [c.1581], mounted in passepartout Cambriae Typus Auctore Humfredo Lhuydo, [c.1573], mounted in passepartout Regionis Biturigum Exactiss: Descriptio Per D. Ioannem Calamaeum [and] Limaniae Topographia Gabriele Symeoneo Auct., [c.1587], mounted in passepartout Caletensium Et Bononiensium Ditionis Accurata Delineatio [and] Veromanduorum Eorum, [c.1587], mounted in passepartout, 2 copiesTusciae Antiquae Typus...1584, mounted in passepartout, 2 copies Salisburgensis Jurisdictio, [c.1595], mounted in passepartout Lorraine. Lotharingiae Nova Descriptio, [c.1587], mounted in passepartout Natoliae Quae Olim Asia Minor Nova Descriptio [with] Aegypti Recentior Descriptio [with] Carthageinis Celeberrimi Sinus Typus [shows Cyprus], [c.1609], mounted in passepartout Palaestinae Sive Totius Terrae Promissionis Nova Descriptio Auctore Tilemanno Stella Sigenensi, [c.1598], mounted in passepartout Poloniae Finitimarumque Locorum Descriptio. Auctore Wenceslao Godreccio Polono, [c.1571], mounted in passepartout Zelandicarum Insularum Exactissima Et Nova Descriptio, Auctore D. Iacobbo a Deventria, [1581], Latin text on verso Indiae Orientalis Insularumque Adiacientium Typus, [1587], Latin text on verso Austriae Descrip. Par Wolfganum Lazium, [1601], Latin text on verso Hollandiae Antiquorum Catthorum Sedis Nova Descriptio, [1581], Latin text on verso Helvetiae Descriptio Aegidio Tschudo Auc, [1581], Latin text on verso Barbariae Et Biledulgerid Nova Descriptio, [c.1609], mounted in passepartout, minor tear Scotiae Tabula, [1584], Latin text on verso Septentrionalium Regionum Descrip., [1571], Latin text on verso, margins folded, browned Chinae, olim Sinarum regionis nova description, [c.1587], mounted in passepartout Bresciano. Brixiani Agri Typus, [c.1590], mounted in passepartout Veronae Urbis Territorium a Bernardo Bragnolo descriptium, [c.1584], mounted in passepartout Picardiae Belgicae regionis descriptio, [c.1581], 2 copies, mounted in passepartout Agri Cremonensis Typus, [c.1592], mounted in passepartout Persici Sive Sophorum Regni Typus, [c.1579], mounted in passepartout Thusciae Descriptio Auctore Hienomymo Bellarmato, [c.1574-75], mounted in passepartout Burgundiae Inferioris Quae Ducatus Nomine Censetur Des. 1584, [c.1585], mounted in passepartoutTypus Chorographicus, Celebrium Locorum In Regno Iudae et Israhel arte factus a Tilemanno Stella Sigenensi, [c.1592], mounted in passepartout Artois Artesia, [c.1587-1592], mounted in passepartout Buchaviae, sive Fuldensis Ditionis Typus. Wolfgango Regrwill auctore. 1574 [with] Waldeccensis Comitatus Descriptio Accuratissima, [c.1584], mounted in passepartout Larii Lacus Vulgo Comensis Descriptio [and] Terretorii Romani Descrip. [and] Fori Iulii Vulgo Frivli Typus, [c.1581], Latin text on verso, two slips of text mounted on verso Aevi Veteris, Typus Geographicus, [c.1590], Latin text on verso, repairs to verso Regionis Biturigum Exactiss Descriptio [and] Limaniae Topgraphia, [c.1598], French text to verso Daniae Regni Typus [with] Oldenburg Comit, [c.1584], Latin text to verso Brandenburgensis Marchae Descriptio, [c.1592], Latin text to verso Pannoniae et Illyrici Veteris Tabula, [c.1595], Latin text to verso Italia Gallica, sive Gallia Cisalpina, [c.1595], Latin text to verso Brabantiae Descriptio, [c.1601], Latin text to verso Pontus Euxinus. Aequor Iasonio pulsatum remgie primum ...1590, Latin text to verso Gallia Vetus, Ad Iulij Caesaris commentaria ...1590, Latin text to verso, repairs to verso Aegyptus Antiqua, [1584], 2 (of 2) sheets, one loose other mounted in passepartout, tears Basiliensis Territorii Descriptio Nova [and] Circulus Sive Liga Suevia Vulgo Schwabische Kraiss, [c.1581], mounted in passepartout Senensis Ditionis Accurata Descrip [and] Corsica [and] Marcha Anconae Olim Picenum, [c.1587], mounted in passepartout Rhetiae alpestris descriptio in qua hodie Tirolis Comitatus [with] Goritiae, Karstii, Chaczeolae, Carniolae, Histriae, et Windorum Marchae Descrip., [c.1587], mounted in passepartout Braunsvicensis et Luneburgensis Ducatuum, [c.1590], mounted in passepartout Fori Iulii Accurata Descriptio, [c.1581], mounted in passepartout Insularum Aliquot Maris Mediterranei Descriptio, [c.1570], mounted in passepartout Gallia Narbonens, [c.1584-1612], mounted in passepartout Germania, [c.1584], mounted in passepartout Ischia, quae olim Aenaria ...1590, mounted in passepartout Turcici Imperii Descriptio., [c.1603], mounted in passepartout Wirtenberg Ducatus Accurata Descriptio, [c.1601], Latin text to verso Silesiae Typus Descriptus et editus Martino Heilwig Neissense, et Nobili viro Nicolao Rhedinger dedicatus Anno 1561, [c.1584-1592], Latin text to verso Namurcum Comitatus, c.1584], mounted in passepartout Turingiae Noviss. Descript. [and] Misniae et Lusatiae Tabula, [c.1584], mounted in passepartout Russiae, Moscoviae et Tartariae Descriptio., [c.1574], Latin text to verso [and another copy with German text to verso, backed with thin paper] Patavini Territorii Corograpia Iac. Castaldo Auct. [and] Apuliae Quae Olim Iapygia Nova Corographia, [c.1584], mounted in passepartout Poictov. Pictonun Vicinarumque Regionum Fidiss Descriptio., [c.1592], Latin text to verso Andegaven Sium Ditio Nis Vera Et Integra Descripto, [c.1579-1612], 2 copies, Latin or French text to versos Thietmarsiae, Holsaticae Regionis Partis Typus [with] Rugiae Usedomiae et Iulinae Wandalicarum insularum Vera descriptio., [c.1584], Latin text to verso Burgundiae Comitatus Recentiss. Descriptio. [c.1584], Latin text to verso Pedemontanae Vicinorumque Regionum Auctore Iacobo Castaldo Descrip., [c.1573], Latin text to verso, small loss to upper right corner Germaniae Veteris typus, [c.1590], Latin text to verso, repairs to verso Aprutii Ulterioris Descriptio. 1590, Latin text to verso, repairs to verso Flandriae Comitatus Descriptio. 1590, mounted in passepartout Palatinatus Bavariae Descriptio. [and] Argentoratensis Agri Descriptio., [c.1574], mounted in passepartout Bavariae, Olim Vindeliciae Delineationis Compendium Ex tabula Philippi Apiani Math, [c.1587], mounted in passepartout

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