Ortelius, Abraham. Septentrionalivm Regionvm Descript.

(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

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 Islandia [Iceland] [Antwerp, c.1590 or later]. Hand-coloured engraved map (platemark 33.5 x 48.5cm, sheet size 43.5 x 55.5cm), incorporating sea-monsters, polar bears and Hekla volca

ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Typus Orbis Terrarum. Double-page engraved map of the world. 16¾x20½ inches sheet size, wide margins, Dutch text on verso; original hand-color; professionally conserved wi

ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio. Double-page engraved map of the Western Hemisphere. 17½x22¼ inches sheet size, wide margins, Spanish text on verso; uncolored; c

China.- Ortelius (Abraham) Chinae, olim Sinarum regionis, nova descriptio, detailed map centred on China and based on the work of Jorge de Barbuda, a Portuguese Jesuit also known as Ludovicus Georgius

ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Americae sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio. Antwerp, ca 1572. Engraved map of the Americas with hand-coloring in wash and outline, visible area 15 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches (40

ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. 1527-1598. Chinae olim Sinarum regionis. Antwerp: 1584 (but c.1592). Engraved map with hand-coloring. 407 x 553 mm, on one folio leaf, folded at center, extracted from atlas, with t

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

South East Asia.- Ortelius (Abraham) Indiae Orientalis Insularumque Adiacientium Typus, map of southern Asia from India across to Java and New Guinea, and including China and Japan to the north, with

[Maps & Atlases] [Africa] Ortelius, AbrahamGroup of 2 MapsBarbariae et Biledulgerid, nova descriptio(Antwerp, ca. 1570-1612). Hand-colored engraving. Coastal map of North Africa and the Mediterranean,

Ortelius, Abraham: Maris Pacifici (quod vulgo Mar del Zur) cum regionibus circumiacentibus, insulisque in eodem passim sparsis, novissima descriptio. [Antwerp], 1589 [but Later]. 34 x 49cm. Hand-colo

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. Septentrionalium Regionum Descrip. Double-page engraved map of Scandinavia, Greenland, Iceland and a northeastern portion of North America. 17½x22¼ inches sheet size, wide

ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM; and PHILILLPE GALLE. Set of 5 miniature maps of the world and continents. Engravings with original hand-color. 4x5½ inches each sheet size, Latin text on verso; light finger so

Africa.- Ortelius (Abraham) Africae Tabula Nova, detailed map of Africa based upon Gastaldi's 8 sheet wall map and Mercator's world map of 1569, decorated with a strapwork title cartouche, a sea battl

Africa.- Ortelius (Abraham) Africae Tabula Nova, map of the African continent, with Madagascar and part of the Arabian Gulf, Zanzibar is shown on the west coast, decorated with a large strapwork title

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

[Maps & Atlases] [North Atlantic] Ortelius, AbrahamSeptentrionalium regionum descrip.(Antwerp, 1603). Hand-colored engraving. Latin text on verso. Center fold verso reinforced with japanese paper. 16

France.- Ortelius (Abraham) Gallia, detailed map of France, with part of southern England, northern Italy, and includes Belgium and the Netherlands, a large title cartouche with two putto decorating t

Ireland.- Ortelius (Abraham) Eryn. Hiberniae, Britannicae Insulae, Nova Descriptio. Irlandt, the first map of Ireland to include any geographic details, based on Mercator's 1564 wall map of the Britis

ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Palestinae sive Totius Terrae Promissionis Nova Descriptio. Double-page engraved map of the Holy Land. 17½x22¼ inches sheet size, wide margins, Latin text on verso; origin

dated 1573, from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Antwerp, late 16th century), copperplate engraving, showing Cyprus with an inset of the island of Lemnos, Latin text en verso, page 85. Unframed. Sheet 17.25

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