Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Illustration from
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Antwerp: A. Ortelius, 1590s), copperplate engraving with color, Latin text en verso. Depicted is the celebrated Vale of Tempe in north-central Greece through which the Pineios River flows beneath Mount Olympus. Behind mat in a gilt wooden frame.
DOA 21.75 x 26.25 in.; Sheet 17.75 x 21 in.; Plate 14.25 x 18.5 in.
From the Collection of Dr. Dimitrios Karakitsos The top edge secured to a board by four small strips of linen tape; light age toning as expected; full margins and free of splits or pinholes. Very good condition.