Lot 379
ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Geographia Sacra. Antwerp, ca 1598 or later. 
Estimate
$400 - $500

Sold for $688

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Geographia Sacra. Antwerp, ca 1598 or later. 

Engraved map of the Holy Land with hand-coloring, visible area 14 x 19 in. (355 x 482 mm), matted and framed (unexamined out of frame). Inset map of the world, three decorative cartouches, one describing Ophir, the mythical land where Solomon obtained gold to build his temple in Jerusalem. 

Property from the Estate of Richardson and Janice Spofford, Chicago, Illinois
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