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North and South America. Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio.

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 3012TLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: May 23, 2017 12:00PM

Description:

North and South America. Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio. Antwerp: Ortelius, 1595. Double-page folio map, copper-plate on laid paper, hand-colored, the third state, with Chesapeake Bay added just above a location titled, "Wingandekoa," from a German language edition of Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, matted and framed, 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. sight.
Estimate $600-800


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Keywords

Nova Descriptio, Antwerp