ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598)

Lot 142
12.07.2023 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
£ 70 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
Buyer Premiumsee on Website%
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 993203
Lot 142 | ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598)
Estimate value
£ 70 000 – 100 000
ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598)

Theatrum orbis terrarum. Antwerp: Jan Baptist Vrients, 1603.

One of the largest and finest editions of Ortelius’s Theatrum, comprising 156 plates handsomely coloured by a contemporary hand. Ortelius, geographer to King Philip II of Spain, is credited with having authored the first modern atlas, the Theatrum orbis terrarum. Following Ortelius’ death, his copperplates were acquired by the map engraver and publisher Jan Baptist Vrients (1552-1613), who published the present Latin edition in 1603 with the printer Robert Bruneau (see colophon of the Nomenclator), adding several new maps including England and Germany (Van Den Broecke 20 and 57). Van der Krogt IIIA, 31:053.



Large folio (480 x 300mm). Text in Latin. Engraved title, coat of arms, epigraph and portrait of Ortelius, all coloured by a contemporary hand with gilded detailing, 118 plates, all coloured by a contemporary hand, all woodcut initials coloured by a contemporary hand (some light, variable spotting and offsetting, marginal spitting, a few repaired tears). [Bound with:] – Parergon sive veteris geographiae aliquot tabula. Engraved title and 38 plates, all coloured by a contemporary hand (some light spotting and offsetting, a few small tears). [Bound with:] – Nomenclator ptolemaicus. Title page with hand-coloured vignette. Modern red morocco. Provenance: inscription in Latin on dedication page signed ‘D.L.V.M.C.’





Special notice

No VAT is payable on the hammer price or the buyer's premium for this lot. Please see the VAT Symbols and Explanation section of the Conditions of Sale for further information
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
12.07.2023 – 12.07.2023
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

More from Creator

Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio
Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio
$100
Maris Pacifici
Maris Pacifici
$100
ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598).
ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598).
£20 000
Rhenus Fluviorum Europae Celeberrimus, cum Mosa, Mosella
Rhenus Fluviorum Europae Celeberrimus, cum Mosa, Mosella
€200
Abraham Ortelius -
Abraham Ortelius - "Typus orbis terrarum" - "Africae tabula nova" - "Americae sive novi orbis" - "Asiae nova descriptio" - "Europa"
€7 000
Americae sive novi orbis
Americae sive novi orbis
$100
CHINA – ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598)
CHINA – ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598)
£1 000

Related terms

?>
× Create a Search Subscription