ORTELIUS, Abraham: Rhetiae alpestris descriptio, in qua hodie Tirolis Comitatus

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ORTELIUS, Abraham : Rhetiae alpestris descriptio, in qua hodie Tirolis Comitatus

345 x 260 mm., fine modern wash colour, in good condition.

A beautifully engraved map of Rhaetiae and the Tirol published by Abraham Ortelius in his 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum', the first uniform world atlas to be published. This map first appeared in the edition of 1573, this example with French text to the verso appeared in the 1598 edition. The cartography is derived from Wolfgang Lazius in 1561. Karrow 49/21; Van der Broecke 116.

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