Item #15880 Asiae Nova Descriptio. Abraham Ortelius.
Asiae Nova Descriptio.

Asiae Nova Descriptio.

Antwerp: Plantin, 1574. Maps. The map of Asia from Ortelius' groundbreaking 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum', considered the first modern geographical atlas, 'produced in thirty-one editions between 1570 and 1612' (David Parry: 'The Cartography of the East Indian Islands', 2005). Covering the area from the Middle East to Nova Guinea, with part of the coast line of Australia ('Terrae Incognitae Australis Pars') in the lower right corner. Based on Ortelius' own 1567 wall map of Asia, from the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Van den Broecke Ort #6 "Occurrence in Theatrum editions and page number: 1574L3 (175 copies printed) (large page number, 11 mm, last line, centered like 2 lines above it: nem in maiori Tabula ante tres annos edidimus". It has the capital "F" in La Farfana, and the town "Ara" is still present above Aden. A total of only 1,675 of this edition were printed, compared to the more common Ort 7 edition. Image size:19 3/4 x 14 3/4". With an ornate cartouche and sailing ships. Latin text on verso. Paper size: 21 x 16 1/2". Copper engraving with original hand color. A very small burn hole at the ocean south of Japan; a defect in the plate at the lower edge to the right of the cartouche creating a short black line. Very good overall. Item #15880

Price: $1,750.00

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