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ORTELIUS, Abraham

Epitome du theatre du monde
Antwerp
Christofle Plantin, pour Philippe Galle
1588
€7.000 - €9.000

8vo, woodcut Plantin device on title-page, woodcut initials, 94 engraved maps. Small hole repaired in map 50. Pale marginal damp stains in maps 49-56. Text in French. Contemporary vellum binding, slightly soiled, with gilt ornament on both covers, traces of closing ties

Ref. Koeman 332.01; Voet 1833.
Provenance:
heraldic bookplate 'Le Prince de Grimberghe' Third edition of this charming reduced format Ortelius atlas, and the first of several commissioned from Plantin by Philippe Galle. Galle produced new engravings which gradually supplanted the older ones as printing went on, so most copies have a mix of old and new maps

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