Lake Como. Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) Larii Lacus Vulgo Comensis Descriptio. Auct. Paulo Jovio

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Lake Como. Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598)Larii Lacus Vulgo Comensis Descriptio. Auct. Paulo Jovio. Antwerp, 1587.
Double-page folio engraved map with discreet join, hand-colored, framed, with Lake Como at the top, and the two bottom thirds with insets of the region surrounding Rome and a portion of Friuli.
Ortelius's characteristic attention to detail is heightened by the hand-coloring. The Lake Como portion is done in trompe l'oeil style with tackheads and curling edges.
Estimate $300-400

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