HISPANIAE VETERIS DESCRIPTIO [Original Hand-colored Copper-engraved Map of Ancient Spain]

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14 3/4 inches by 19 3/8 inches on a 16 5/8" by 21 3/4" sheet of laid paper. Latin text on the verso. van den Broecke 193. Abraham Ortelius was a Flemish scholar who moved to Antwerp to become a bookseller and cartographer. This map of ancient Spain is from his PARERGON, published as an appendix to the THEATRUM ORBIS TERRARUM, the world's first true atlas as well as the most authoritative and commercially successful atlas of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Although it is dated 1586 in one cartouche, this map actually is a second state (printed between 1601 and 1612) as indicated by the stipple engraving in the ocean & seas and by the line through the word "Cinniana" in line 8 of the descriptive text within the cartouche in the lower right corner. The map is in very good condition: generally clean and bright, with barely a hint of toning and minor soiling limited to the blank margins. Madrid bookseller's stamp and brief handwritten comment and signature in the margin on the verso. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. N° de ref. del artículo W2303

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