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Lot 722
[LOW COUNTRIES]. ORTELIUS, Abraham. Descriptio Germaniae In...
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[LOW COUNTRIES]. ORTELIUS, Abraham. Descriptio Germaniae Inferioris. Antwerp, 1572. Text in Latin on verso. Hand?colored engraved map (17 ? x 21 ??), detailing the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg presented in an oval strapwork border with two cherubs holding an ornate banner cartouche aloft, with sailing ships and a sea monster nearby (evenly toned, small tear to outer border slightly affecting map area). From Ortelius? Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world. Presented in a double glass frame. ?? [ALSO WITH:] BLAEU, Willem Janszoon. Lusatia Superior [AND:] Saxonia Superior Cum Lusatia et Misnia. Circa 1635 and 1640. Both engraved maps with hand?coloring. Each handsomely framed with museum glass. Attractive examples.
