Pirated edition of the Epitome map of Portugal
ORTELIUS, Abraham.
Portugalliae que olim Lusitania...
Venice, c.1655. Coloured. 80 x 105mm.
A miniature map of Portugal. 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 : 14722
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Pirated edition of the Epitome map of Portugal
ORTELIUS, Abraham.
Portugalliae que olim Lusitania...
Venice, c.1655. Coloured. 80 x 105mm.
A miniature map of Portugal. 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 : 14722
SOLD
To see similar items click here