11-12-201711-12-2017
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November 12, 2017 11:00 AMCalender
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West Africa; Abyssinia: Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) Presbiteri Iohannis, Sive, Abissinorum Imperii Descr

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$215$175
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 3040BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 12, 2017 11:00AM

Description:

West Africa; Abyssinia: Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) Presbiteri Iohannis, Sive, Abissinorum Imperii Descriptio. Antwerp: Ortelius, c. 1600. Double page copper-plate engraved map on laid paper, hand-colored, text in French on the verso, 21 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.
Estimate $250-350


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Keywords

Ethiopia, Sudan