1604 Abraham Ortelius Map of Turkey Ottoman Empire – Turcicum Imperium.

This Abraham Ortelius antique map is from the Aresenius engraving of 1601 and issued by Jan Keebergen in his ‘Ausszug…Abrahami Ortely theatro’ in 1604. This Abraham Ortelius map of the great Turkish Ottoman Empire stretches from the borders of Hungary in the north west to the eastern edges of Arabia and Persia in the east. It also includes Egypt in Africa and all of the present day Middle East. The map measures 4.5″ by 3.5″, has excellent hand colouring, and is in good condition with a little dirt in the lower blank margins.

1604 Ortelius Map of Turkey Ottoman Empire

1604 Ortelius Map of Turkey Ottoman Empire

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1667 Ortelius Map – Barbaria et Biledulgerid. This antique map is from the very scarce 1667 Italian edition of Ortelius’s Epitome published as ‘Il Theatro del Mondo’. This map of North Africa and the Mediterranean has interesting detail to rivers and lakes, and place names shown include Marocho, Alger, Tunis, Tripoli, Palermo, Roma, Genoa, Barcelona, Sevilla, Lisbona, Malta. A scarce and unusual little map. The map measures 4″ by 3″, has wash hand colouring, and is in good condition. The ink mark was caused by a crack in the plate when the map was printed. Sold on eBay: Dec 30, 2010 Winning bid: US $24.99

1667 Abraham Ortelius Map North Africa

1667 Abraham Ortelius Map North Africa

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Abraham Ortelius Africa antique maps for sale at auction or buy it now on ebay can be found in the rss feed below. If you are looking for a particular Abraham Ortelius original antique map of Africa this page is updated daily with Ortelius Africa maps as they are listed for sale on ebay.

These Africa maps by Abraham Ortelius are all listed in the ebay Category: Maps, Atlases & Globes. Most of the large scale maps you see below come from the rare Ortelius Atlas of 1570 the ‘Theatrum Orbis Terrarum’ (Theatre of the World) any smaller minature Africa maps coming from one of the many versions of his Epitome. This post is in the Africa map category.

 

 

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