10 000 CZK
| 417 €
Lot 10
MAPS OF BOHEMIA AND MORAVIA
1568 a 1573
Coloured copper engraving, paper
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11 000 CZK
| 458 €
| 458 €
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Convolute of two Ortelius maps published in Antwerp, measuring 37 x 53 cm and 40 x 50 cm. Abraham Ortelius (also Ortel, 1527/28-1598) an important Antwerp publisher and popularizer of cartographic production. He studied classical philology and mathematics. Colorful decorative plates and cartouches with volute architectural elements, the Czech lion and the Moravian eagle.