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ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-98). [A collection of maps of Europe, Asia and Africa.] Antwerp: [late 16th Century].
A collection of 105 maps by Ortelius from various editions of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, including sheets from the Parergon, various sizes, all uncoloured, most double-page, the collection including 7 maps of the British Isles, Italy (25), Asia including Palestine (8), Africa (7) and Greece (7), as well as maps of the Low Countries, Germany, Spain, France and Eastern Europe. (Some light staining to margins, a few maps browned.) Unbound in a portfolio; sold not subject to return. (105)
A collection of 105 maps by Ortelius from various editions of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, including sheets from the Parergon, various sizes, all uncoloured, most double-page, the collection including 7 maps of the British Isles, Italy (25), Asia including Palestine (8), Africa (7) and Greece (7), as well as maps of the Low Countries, Germany, Spain, France and Eastern Europe. (Some light staining to margins, a few maps browned.) Unbound in a portfolio; sold not subject to return. (105)