ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM (1527-98). America sive Novi Orbis -- Europae -- Asiae -- Africae. [Antwerp: C. Plantin, 1579.] Four hand-colored engraved maps, single sheets, each approx. 448 x 535 mm., of the four known continents, ornamental captions, seas embellished with ships, fish, etc., America map within arabesque border. Latin text on versos.Full contemporary coloring. (Very slight wear and minor creasing along folds, America map with minuscule abraded spot in southern continent). Separately matted and framed.

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ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM (1527-98). America sive Novi Orbis -- Europae -- Asiae -- Africae. [Antwerp: C. Plantin, 1579.] Four hand-colored engraved maps, single sheets, each approx. 448 x 535 mm., of the four known continents, ornamental captions, seas embellished with ships, fish, etc., America map within arabesque border. Latin text on versos.Full contemporary coloring. (Very slight wear and minor creasing along folds, America map with minuscule abraded spot in southern continent). Separately matted and framed.

A very good set of the continental maps from one of the two variant issues of the Latin 1579 edition of the Theatrum orbis terrarum. Koeman 15A (or 15B), nos. 2-5; Burden 52 (America). (4)