Cartographical Curiosities
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World Maps Tabula Itineraria ex Illustri Peutingerorum Segmentum 111 & IV Ortelius, A. (c. 1618) 51 x 39 A Roman road map. A segment of the Peutinger table converted to copperplate format on two plates by Abraham Ortelius. The Peutinger table shows the road system of the Roman Empire, its extent and connections to the Towns of the Roman Empire, segmented in a roll format. It is an important historical document discovered in medieval times under the care of monks and later owned by a collector called Peutinger. Although up to the sixteenth century it had deteriorated considerably, Abraham Ortelius realised its historical importance. (Some Roman towns, for example, shown in the table had not been known elsewhere in the recorded literature). The original is now under museum care in Vienna. First engraved in 1598, only a few copies of the maps were printed, but not included in Ortelius' Atlas Parergon until 1624. Herewith published by Bertius in the "Theatrum Geographiae Veteris" for the first time in an atlas. The segments are schematic and the topography is condensed to bear little resemblance to the real topography. In this fourth plate Rome appears prominently. Verso, title of the plates in Latin relevant to this segment only. Uncoloured as issued. Condition - excellent close trimmed to the sides and a slight stain to plate IV. A very rare and interesting item. 400.00 GBP |
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World Maps (Untitled) Peutinger Table fragment I Ortelius, A. (c. 1618) 38 x 17 A Roman road map. A segment of the Peutinger table converted to copperplate format on one plate by Abraham Ortelius. The Peutinger table shows the road system of the Roman Empire, its extent and connections to the Towns of the Roman Empire, segmented in a roll format. It is an important historical document discovered in medieval times under the care of monks and later owned by a collector called Peutinger. Although up to the sixteenth century it had deteriorated considerably, Abraham Ortelius realised its historical importance. (Some Roman towns, for example, shown in the table had not been known elswhere in the recorded literature). The original is now under museum care in Vienna. Herewith published by Bertius in the "Theatrum Geographiae Veteris" a fragment of plate I at a larger scale than Ortelius plate I, the main feature being the only representation remaining of part of Britannia. The segments are schematic and the topography is condensed to bear little resemblance to the real topography. Verso, blank. Hand coloured. Condition - excellent. A very rare and interesting item. 250.00 GBP |
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The British Isles 'Wallis's Picturesque Round Game of the Produce of the Counties of England and Wales' Wallis and Co. (c. 1840) 48 x 65 Folding map of England and Wales by Wallis and Company consisting of Sixteen sections mounted on linen and acting as the base board for a game played by family players. Highly decorative, each county is represented by a miniature picture of its most famous industry or activity. Towns, ports, stately homes are also drawn and numbered but not named. The counters, instructions etc are missing. Additionally there is a fine title cartouche and the sea areas are also filled with steamers, warships, lighthouses etc. The whole richly coloured by hand. A clamshell-type box (modern) houses the folded game. Condition is excellent. 350.00 GBP |
