Auction 185-186

Lot 2388 * #
"Americae". (Ortelius)

sold

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sold

Auction schedule:

15th Nov. 2017 session starting 5:45 p.m.

"Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio". Kol. Kupf.-Kte. (von A. Ortelius). Mit großer Rollwerkskart., 4 gr. Segelschiffen und ornament. Verzierungen in den Ecken (jeweils ausgem.). 37:51 cm.

"One of the main noticeable features of the map is the bulbous Chilean coastline; this was not corrected until his third plate" (Burden). First of 3 copperplates, second state (of 3) with the Azores correctly labelled. From the Latin ed. 1575. - Col. in full. Cleaned and sized, still light marginal spotting. Small repaired split to both ends of centerfold.

Burden 39.2; Broecke 9.2; Koeman III, 9000:31A; Tooley, America S. 320; Wagner 80; Goss 11; Wolff, America 109 u. Farbabb. S. 92; Ermen Nr. 2. - Abdruck von der 1. Platte ohne Verlegeradresse, 2. Zustand aus der lat. Ausg. 1575. - Gereinigt und stabilisiert, Ränder tlw. noch leicht fleckig. Kl. Bugeinriss an beiden Enden hinterlegt.

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