![ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Americae sive Novi orbis nova descriptio. Antwerp: 1587 [but either 1608 or 1612]. Engraved double-page map with contemporary hand-colouring, Italian text on verso. (A little light surface wear, margins spotted and frayed, right-hand margin slightly split long plate mark, upper margin with brown mounting paper attached, paper repairs on verso.) 417 x 530mm.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2014/CSK/2014_CSK_05267_0200_000(ortelius_abraham_americae_sive_novi_orbis_nova_descriptio_antwerp_1587113007).jpg?w=1)
THE AMERICAS (LOTS 200-209)
ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Americae sive Novi orbis nova descriptio. Antwerp: 1587 [but either 1608 or 1612]. Engraved double-page map with contemporary hand-colouring, Italian text on verso. (A little light surface wear, margins spotted and frayed, right-hand margin slightly split long plate mark, upper margin with brown mounting paper attached, paper repairs on verso.) 417 x 530mm.
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ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Americae sive Novi orbis nova descriptio. Antwerp: 1587 [but either 1608 or 1612]. Engraved double-page map with contemporary hand-colouring, Italian text on verso. (A little light surface wear, margins spotted and frayed, right-hand margin slightly split long plate mark, upper margin with brown mounting paper attached, paper repairs on verso.) 417 x 530mm.
Ortelius’ strikingly attractive presentation of the Americas. The Strait of Magellan, entered by the Portuguese navigator on 1 November 1520, is shown, but Tierra del Fuego is made part of the large southern continent.
Ortelius’ strikingly attractive presentation of the Americas. The Strait of Magellan, entered by the Portuguese navigator on 1 November 1520, is shown, but Tierra del Fuego is made part of the large southern continent.