A pirated edition of the Ortelius Epitome map of Barbary
ORTELIUS, Abraham.
Barbariae et Biledulgerid, Nova Descriptio.
Venice, c.1655. Coloured. 80 x 105mm.
A miniature map of Barbary. A second title appears outside the neatline.
The map was published in 'Il theatro del mondo', an Italian pirate edition of the Ortelius 'Epitome' miniature atlas. First published in 1598, the publication was revived in 1655, forty years after the last edition of the Dutch original.
KOEMAN: Ort 70.
Stock ID : 14703
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A pirated edition of the Ortelius Epitome map of Barbary
ORTELIUS, Abraham.
Barbariae et Biledulgerid, Nova Descriptio.
Venice, c.1655. Coloured. 80 x 105mm.
A miniature map of Barbary. A second title appears outside the neatline.
The map was published in 'Il theatro del mondo', an Italian pirate edition of the Ortelius 'Epitome' miniature atlas. First published in 1598, the publication was revived in 1655, forty years after the last edition of the Dutch original.
KOEMAN: Ort 70.
Stock ID : 14703
SOLD
To see similar items click here
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