Ortelius, Abraham (1527-1598), and Others

Together four maps, comprising: JANSSON, Jan (1588-1664). Magni Mogolis Imperium . Amsterdam: [c.1655]. Double-page engraved map (470 x 594mm) with outlines and cartouches in contemporary hand colour, Dutch text on verso (spotting and browning in margins, edges strengthened with old tape). — Iaponiae Nova Descriptio . [Amsterdam: c.1639]. Double-page engraved map (404 x 525mm) in contemporary hand colour, French text on verso (some marginal browning, edges strengthened with old tape). BOWEN, Emanuel (1694-1767). A New and Accurate Map of the Empire of Japan , [London: c.1747]. Double-page engraved map (390 x 499mm) in contemporary hand colour (somewhat browned, light wear at foot of creasefold, tiny hole beside Guiso, edges strengthened with old tape). ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Iaponiae Insulae Descriptio Ludoico Teisera auctore . Antwerp: Jan Baptist Vrients, [1603]. Double-page engraved map (443 x 544mm) in contemporary hand colour (browned, tear through Korea crudely repaired on recto and verso, other tape repairs on verso, edges strengthened with old tape, holes to scale in lower right).

Estimate:£1,000

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