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HISPANIAE NOVAE SIVAE MAGNAE RE CENS ET VE RA DESCRIP TIO. 1579.
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ORTELIUS, Abraham.
HISPANIAE NOVAE SIVAE MAGNAE RE CENS ET VE RA DESCRIP TIO. 1579.
[Theatre de l'Univers - Mexico.]
Stock Code 113348
Antwerp, Christopher Plantin for the author, 1598
Current price$1,680.00
Well-preserved example of Ortelius' map of Mexico, taken from the fifth, final, and most complete French edition of Theatre de l'Univers. Enriched with decorative cartouches, ships, and a mythical sea with islands in the northwest.
Double-page copper engraved map, with later hand-colouring, centre fold as issued, cartouches for titles and disclaimer, French text on verso; sheet size: 41.8 x 53.8 cm.
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