Typus Chorographicus, Celebrium Locorum in Regno Iudae et Israhel. [“Chorography of the Most Important Places in the Kingdoms of Judah and Israel”].

Estimate: $400–$600
Hammer price: $400

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM.

Place

Antwerp, first edition 1590 (or later)

Description

Double-page copperplate map.

references

Laor 546.

summary

Map stretches from Phoenicia to Egypt. Amman (Philadelphia) is mapped as far north as the Sea of Galilee while Petra is placed in the Sinai by El-Arish (Rhinocorura). Although dated 1586, the map was first published in Antwerp in 1590.

15 x 19 inches (38 x 48 cm) to mat. Finely framed.

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