British Isles.- Ortelius (Abraham) Britannicarum Insularum Vetus Descriptio, two-sheet map of

British Isles.- Ortelius (Abraham) Britannicarum Insularum Vetus Descriptio, two-sheet map of ancient Britain, probably engraved by Jan Wierix, with four ornate strap-work cartouches, a naval battle i

Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598), "Brittanicarum Insularum Vetus Descriptio," Antwerp, 1590. Hand colored engraving map of the British Isles featuring Scotland and the United Kingdom. The map appeared in

British Isles.- Ortelius (Abraham) Angliae, Scotiae, et Hiberniae, sive Britannicar Insularum Descriptio, Ortelius' earliest map of Britain, oriented with north to the right, and embellished with two

ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Angliae, Scotiae, et Hiberniae, sive Britannicar : Insularum Descriptio. Double-page engraved map of the British Isles. 16½x21¾ inches sheet size, wide margins, Latin text

Egypt.- Ortelius (Abraham) Aegyptus Antiqua, two-sheet map of ancient Egypt, with inset map of Alexandria and its surroundings, the bottom sheet with dedication cartouche to the humanist and medical d

Ortelius (Abraham) Angliae, Scotiae et Hiberniae, Sive Britannicar Insularum Descriptio, copper engraved map, from Ortelius’ ‘Theatrum Orbis Terrarum’, hand coloured, Royal coat El

Title/Content of Map: 1590 Ortelius Map of Scotland -- Britannicarum Insularum Vetus Descriptio Date: 1590 c. Antwerp Cartographer: A Ortelius Size: 14.1 X 19.3 in. This outstanding map of Scotland is

The British Isles by Abraham Ortelius. The hand tinted copperplate engraved map has been nicely framed and with a reverse painted glass perimeter. Some slight discoloration consistent with age. Overal

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

Title/Content of Map: Gvastecan Reg." Date: 1607 Cartographer: Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) Size: 6.8X8.75 Lower half of a sheet of two maps. Shows northeastern Mexico with numerous Aztec and pre-Colu

the British Isles, Ireland and the north coast of France, north oriented to the right, with strapwork cartouches, upper and lower right, a galleon and 4 sail boats, engraved map, 345 x 500mm., Italian

(Antwerp, 1570s-1580s), copperplate engraving of the British Isles, Scandinavia, Iceland, Greenland, and the eastern edge of Canada; hand-coloring. From the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Unframed. Sheet 15

ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Two double-page engraved maps of Mexico and the Caribbean. 17x21½ inches each sheet size, wide margins, Latin text on verso; fine original hand-color; some edge staining. Antwe

Two Maps by Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598), "Peruviae Auriferae Regionis Typus, La Florida Aue Torre Hieron Chiaues, Guastecan Reg," each containing three hand colored maps on two sheets, 1595, hand col

map of Tuscany, with 2 other map sheets of Italian regions, Larii Lacus vulgo comensis descriptio (on sheet with Terretorii Romani Descrip. and Fori Iulii vulgo Friuli Typus); and SenensisDitionis Acc

Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598), Africae Tabula Nova, Antwerp, circa 1570-1612, in two sheets, text verso, engraving on laid paper with hand colored highlights, decorative title cartouche, swordfish, sea

Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598), Geographia Sacra, Antwerp, circa 1601-1624, in two sheets, text verso, engraving on laid paper with hand colored highlights, illustrating the ancient world according to P

including: Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598), La Florida/Guastecan/Peruviae Auriferae Regionis Typus, Amsterdam, circa 1584-1609, text verso, in two sheets, engraving on laid paper with hand colored highli

England and Wales.- Ortelius (Abraham) Angliae Regni Florentissimi Nova Descriptio, Auctore Humfredo Lhuyd Denbygiense, map of England and Wales compiled from Mercator's 1564 wall map of the British I

Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598), Aevi Veteris, Typus Geographicus, Antwerp, circa 1624, text verso, in two sheets, engraving on laid paper with hand colored highlights, map of the ancient world based on

ABRAHAM ORTELIUS and THEODORE DE BRY (Belgian, 1527-1598), (German, 1528 - 1598), Maris Pacifici quod vulgo Mar del Zud, 1601, and Hispaniae Novae Sive Magnae, Recens et Vera Descriptio, 1595, two vin

ABRAHAM ORTELIUS and JACOBUS VAN MEURS (Belgian, 1527-1598), (Dutch, 1760-1824), Tartariae Sive Magni Chami Regni typus, circa 1609 AND Novissima et Accuratissima Totius Americae Descriptio per Jacobu

including Pomeraniae, Wandalicae Regionis Typ.(3 maps on 1 sheet); Transilvania; Brabaniae, Germaniae Inferioris; Mansfeldiae Comitatus Descriptio; Turingiae noviss. descript. (2 maps on 1 sheet); and

Ortelius, Abraham (1527-1598). Asia Nova Descriptio. Engraved map with original hand color in full. Antwerp, 1570 (Latin Edition). 26" x 33 1/2" sheet, 37" x 45" framed A marvelous misprojection of Ja