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A pirated edition of the Ortelius Epitome map of Cyprus

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Cyprus Insula.
Brescia: La Compagnia Bresciana, 1599. 80 x 105mm, set in Italian letterpress.

Good impression

A miniature map of Cyprus, copied from the map in Ortelius's Epitome and published in an edition of Botero's 'Relationi Universali'.
These pirates of Ortelius's pocket atlas had a long publication history: an edition appeared in Venice in 1724, over a century after the official publication had ceased.

BCCF: 44.
Stock ID : 18828

£450

£450

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Stock Id :18828

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A pirated edition of the Ortelius Epitome map of Cyprus

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Cyprus Insula.
Brescia: La Compagnia Bresciana, 1599. 80 x 105mm, set in Italian letterpress.

Good impression

A miniature map of Cyprus, copied from the map in Ortelius's Epitome and published in an edition of Botero's 'Relationi Universali'.
These pirates of Ortelius's pocket atlas had a long publication history: an edition appeared in Venice in 1724, over a century after the official publication had ceased.

BCCF: 44.
Stock ID : 18828

£450

£450

Return To Listing