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Conquests of Alexander the Great by Ortelius
Conquests of Alexander the Great by Ortelius
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Author: Ortelius, Abraham
Title: Alexandri Magni Macedonis Expeditio
Place Published: Antwerp
Publisher:
Date Published: 1595
Description:

Copper-engraved map, hand-colored in outline and wash (probably later). 36x45.7 cm (14x18"), matted and framed under plexiglass.

Decorative map showing the conquests of Alexander the Great in the Middle East and Persia, extending to the Indus. Large inset at lower left showing the oracle of Jupiter Amman, supposedly situated in present-day Libya, where Alexander went to ask what would be the result of his expedition.

Condition
Slght darkening along centerfold, very good or better, an attractive map; not examined out of frame.
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