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Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio. - Ortelius A., 1612.



Antique map of America by A. Ortelius.

Third Ortelius plate without a bulge in the coast of South America.

Date of the first edition: 1587
Date of this map: 1612

Copper engraving
Size: 35.5 x 48.5cm (13.7 x 18.9 inches)
Verso text: Latin
Condition: Old coloured (?), excellent.
Condition Rating: A
References: Van der Krogt 3, 9000:31C; van den Broecke, 11; Burden 64, state 1.

From: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Abrahami Ortelii Antverp. Antwerpen, Plantin Press (J. & B. Moretus), 1612. (Van der Krogt 3, 1:055)

This map is regarded by many as the most beautiful map of the Western Hemisphere produced in the sixteenth century.

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Item number: 20525
Price: 3800 Euro

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