Original Listing Description

5 map bundle1. Antique original map by: Abraham Ortelius. Titled. "Maris Pacifici". Entire sheet measures approx. 22.5 inches wide x 18.25 inches tall. Engraved map measures approx. 19 inches wide x 13.5 inches tall. This copper plate engraved map was published in in Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1589. It was not only the first printed map of the Pacific, but it also showed the Americas for the first time. Very good ++ condition. This is an original antique NOT a reproduction. Items are insured, securely packed, and shipped shrink wrapped flat on acid free backing. 30-day return policy for any reason.2. Antique original hand colored map by: Sebastian Münster. Titled. "Tabula Novarum Insularum, quas Diversis Respectibus Occidentales & Indianas Vocant". Published in the Latin Edition of Cosmographiae Universalis, 1552. Entire sheet measures approx. 15.5x12.25 inches. Image measures approx. 10x13.5 inches. Latin text on verso. Minor paper rippling, minor damp stain edge of right border, minor stain on reverse, NOT a repair on bottom corner reverse image minor paper flaw. Very good + condition. This is an original antique NOT a reproduction. Items are insured, securely packed, and shipped shrink wrapped flat on acid free backing. 30-day return policy for any reason.3. Note expected border wear. Antique original hand colored map by: Sebastian Münster. Titled. "Typus Orbis Universalis". Published in the Latin Edition of Cosmographiae universalis Lib. VI. . . . Basle, H. Petri, 1554. Entire sheet measures approx. 15.75x12.25 inches. Engraved map image measures approx. 10.25x14.75 inches. Latin text on verso. Minor archival repair top border, reverse, not noticeable. Minor expected paper rippling or imperfections. Pencil description written at bottom. Very good + condition. This is an original antique NOT a reproduction. Items are insured, securely packed, and shipped shrink wrapped flat on acid free backing. 30-day return policy for any reason.4. Latin text on verso, half sheet. Antique original map titled, "LA FLORIDA". By: Abraham Ortelius. From, "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum", 1584". Engraved map measures approx. 9x6 inches. Entire item measures approx. 7.75x10.75 inches. Minor surface soiling and age toning. This is an original antique NOT a reproduction. Items are shrink wrapped on acid free backing and mailed flat. 30-day return policy for any reason.5. Antique original map by: J. Hondius, published in French edition of The Mercator Hondius Atlas Sive Cosmographie, 1633. Titled. "Virginiae Item et Floridae Americae Provinciarum, nova Descriptio". Measures approx. 17.75X21.55 inches. Text of the map in Latin; text on verso in French. Text on verso for "Virginie et la Floride," p. 697 and 700. Signature: Oooooooo, catch word: ayant. Very good ++ condition. This is an original antique NOT a reproduction. Items are securely packed and shipped in a mailing tube or shrink wrapped on acid free backing and mailed flat. 30-day return policy for any reason.

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