340 x 460 mm., in early wash colour. With a small colour smudge in the lower left margin, otherwise a superb example. Abraham Ortelius' fine map of Austria published in the first edition of his extremely important atlas the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum', 1570. This example is with French text and comes from the 1587 edition. This is an example of the second state according to Van den Broecke. Koeman, C. (Atlantes) Ort 1A-1D, 27; Van den Broecke, M. #105. Seller Inventory # 4070

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Title: Austriae Ducatus Chorographia, Wolfgango ...

Publisher: Antwerp

Publication Date: 1570

Binding: No binding

Edition: 1st Edition

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Founded by the late Clive A. Burden in 1966, the company is one of the longest established dealers in antique maps, atlases, books and rare decorative prints. All items offered are fine original examples. Areas of particular focus are the British Isles and North America. Our stock dates from incunabula (pre-1500) to the late 1800s. We also carry decorative prints including botanical, bird, other natural history, architecture, in addition to Vanity Fair caricatures. Books include atlases, illustrated, and colour plate works. Philip D. Burden joined his father in the business in 1979. His interests included the British Isles and North America. He wrote and published in 1996 and 2007 the definitive two volume treatise entitled ?The Mapping of North America?. This was the first work to list all known printed maps relating to North America up to the year 1700. Each fully described and illustrated. Clive A. Burden Ltd. is a member of the following organisations: the ABA (Antiquarian Bookdealers Association), ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), and IMCoS (International Map Collector?s Society).

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