Ireland.- Ortelius (abraham) Eryn. Hibernaie, Britannicae Insuale, Engraved Map, [c. 1590]. - May 19, 2022 | Forum Auctions In London
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Ireland.- Ortelius (Abraham) Eryn. Hibernaie, Britannicae Insuale, engraved map, [c. 1590].

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Ireland.- Ortelius (Abraham) Eryn. Hibernaie, Britannicae Insuale, engraved map, [c. 1590].
Ireland.- Ortelius (Abraham) Eryn. Hibernaie, Britannicae Insuale, engraved map, [c. 1590].
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NO RESERVE Ireland.- Ortelius (Abraham) Eryn. Hibernaie, Britannicae Insuale, the first map of Ireland to include any geographic details, based on Mercator's 1564 wall map of the British Isles and is presented with west oriented to the top, large strapwork cartouche in the upper right corner, engraving with hand-colouring on laid paper with indistinct armorial watermark, platemark 350 x 475 mm (13 3/4 x 18 3/4 in), sheet 418 x 545 mm (16 1/4 x 21 1/2 in), minor splitting to foot of central fold, large old repaired tear just left of fold, other marginal tears, some repaired verso, uneven toning and surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1590].

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Ireland.- Ortelius (Abraham) Eryn. Hibernaie, Britannicae Insuale, engraved map, [c. 1590].

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