ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Epitome Theatri Orteliani,

Title: Tartaria. Ortelius miniature map of Tartaria with the Great Wall Map maker: Abraham Ortelius / Michel Coignet, Epitome Theatri Orbis Terrarum Place and Year: Antwerp, 1601 Dimensions: 12.2 x 8.

ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. [Globus Terrestris.] Miniature hand-colored engraved double-hemispheric map of the world with a charming topographical landscape below and sky above, from Epitome Theatri Orteliani.

'Typus Chorographicus, Celebrium Locorum in Regno Ludae et Israhel. Arte factus a Tilemanno Stella Sigenesi', from Abraham Ortelius, Additamentum IV Theatri Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored engraving, Ant

Copper engraving, original color First map with contemporary information, Aegypti recentior descriptio, drawn by Ortelius for his pocket atlas: “Epitome THEATRI ORTELIANI: praecipuarum orbis. .&

Daphne. Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598). from Parergon Theatri. Hand-colored engraving. Antwerp, 1570-1612. 17 3/4 x 22 1/2 inches sheet. Handsome view of the paradise of Daphne, near Antioch in Modern S

Hand-colored copperplate engraving on chain-laid paper, not examined out of frame, with Latin text on verso. Originally published in the Latin text edition of "Parergon Theatri", published in Antwerp

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