Sold for:
$3,198
$3,198
China. Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) Chinae, olim Sinarum regionis, nova descriptio auctore Ludovico Georgio. Antwerp, 1587 Second state, with "La Philippinas" added; double page folio map, engraved and hand-colored, matted and framed, slight water stain, small patch of fly specking, both marginal, 19 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. sight. The first issue, published in 1584, was the first western map of China drawn directly from reports, in this case collected by the Portuguese mapmaker Ludovicus Georgius [aka: Luis Jorge de Barbuda] (1564-1613?). It is also the earliest printed map to include the Great Wall of China, and the first to have China as its main focus.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-05-27
