ILLIAM R TALT FIE ART, ATIE MAPS PRITS 129 West San Francisco Street • P. O. Box 2757, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504 505-982-1559 • [email protected] • www.williamtalbot.com FALL 2019 Abraham Ortelius’s FIRST EDITION WORLD MAP The present map is a depiction of the world from the Age of Discovery and the earliest edition of Abraham Ortelius’s famous world map rendered in magnificent color. Ortelius was a great compiler of newly discovered geographical facts and information. His New World mapping is also a study in early conjecture, including a generous northwest passage below the Terra Septentrionalis Incognita, and a projection of the St. Lawrence reaching to the middle of the continent. Ortelius’s map includes Terra Australis Nondum Cognita, reflecting the misconception held at the time of a massive southern continent, that incorporates Tierra del Fuego in this southern polar region rather than in South America. The relatively unknown regions across Northeast Asia distort the outline of Japan considerably. In the North Atlantic, the outline of Scandinavia is skewed, and Greenland appears very close to Abraham Ortelius (1528–1598). “Typus Orbis Terrarum,” (Antwerp: 1570). First Edition. Published in the Latin editions of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Double- North America. Ortelius published his world maps page copperplate engraving with full hand color and some original color. Signed by in his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, considered to be engraver l.r. “Franciscus (Frans) Hogenberg”. Latin text, verso: “Orbis Terrarum.” the first modern atlas, with 70 copper engravings and “I”. 13 3/32 x 19 7/16” to neatline. Sheet: 15 9/16 x 20 3/4”. Strong impression; and descriptive text in one volume. very minor fox and ink stain l.r.; some marginal toning. Very good condition. SOLD. Ortelius’s Classic MAP of ASIA Abraham Ortelius’s map shows the extent of the Asian continent and its peripheral regions in either direction. In the 16th century, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean were active regions of maritime trade and exploration after sea routes superseded the well- traveled and historic Silk Roads. To the left is a view showing a portion of the archipelago of Greece in the Mediterranean Sea, Cyprus and East Africa. Anatolia (Turkey) and the Arabian Peninsula here are projected in a distended form. The historic port city Aden that bridged trade between Europe and Asia, located on the Red Sea (formerly the Gulf of Aden), is shown here correctly as an isthmus and not an island. Ortelius mapped numerous islands and port cities, which were Abraham Ortelius (1528–1598). “Asiae Nova Descriptio,” (Antwerp: vital to the Indian Ocean trade network that brought 1573). Published in Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Copperplate engraving many Europeans to India and Southeast Asia. This rare with rich hand color on heavy paper. 15 31/32 x 21 1/16” to neatline. and beautiful map of Asia by one of the most important Sheet: 14 3/4 x 19 9/16”. German text, verso: “Asia,” p. 3; minor toning; cartographers of all time, Abraham Ortelius, presents some marginal spotting. Very good condition. $3,000. the continent with remarkable accuracy. 1 Pieter Van Der Aa’s Superior MAP of the WORLD DURING the AGE of DISCOVERY Pieter Van Der Aa’s superior double hemispheric world map shows the state of the art understanding of the globe at the beginning of the major century of European discovery and colonization. This map of the world contains long-journey explorations, which were made both by sea and by land in all parts of the world from the year 1246 to 1696. These routes were compiled and mapped according to the new observations of members of the Royal Academy of Sciences, as noted in the title cartouche. Though remarkably accurate for its period, there are areas of the globe largely undiscovered and left blank. Pieter Van der Aa was a master engraver, and this map shows the superiority of his work through lovely characteristics of the Age of Discovery containing allegorical figures and vignettes of cities and landscapes in its pictorial borders. Pieter Van der Aa. (1659-1733)/ Reiner Ottens (1698-1750). “Nova Orbis Terraquei Tabula Accuratissime Delineata,” [New World Land And Sea Map Drawn Exactly] (Leiden: c.1714). Published in La Nouvelle Geographie Aisee. Copperplate engraving with hand color. Overall age toning; minor stain u.l. 19 1/2 x 25 15/16” to neatline. Sheet: 21 1/8 x 27 3/8”. Very good condition. $10,500. Frederick De Wit’s CLASSICAL BAROQUE WORLD MAP This stunning and rare map of the world by Frederick De Wit is representative of the baroque style popularized in seventeenth century European cartography. Europe and Asia are shown in remarkable accuracy, though Northeast Asia has been greatly reduced. Japan is shown too far north. Within central Asia, Mare de Sale or Caspian Sea as it is known today is portrayed inaccurately, and major Silk Road cities like Samarkand are established, but mapped too far to the west. De Wit has not included parts of Western North America and its depiction of the Great Lakes is still not correct. California here is depicted as an island, not an uncommon feature on a map of its time period. The West Indies, South America and Africa are shown in relative accuracy perhaps due to the precision of the equator line. Areas of New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific though are largely absent, as well as a missing Antarctica. The double hemisphere map contains many decorative elements and is much less commonly found than De Wit’s maps of later dates. Frederick De Wit (c.1629–1706). “Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore F. De Wit,” [A New Map of the Whole World…]. Published in Zee-Atlas, (Doncker, Amsterdam: 1660). Enscribed at bottom “Frederick De Wit in de Calverstraat inde Witte Pascaart 1660”. Copper engraving with hand color. 17 1/2 x 22 7/16” at neatline. Sheet: 17 13/16 x 22 15/16”. Strong impression on heavy paper; light marginal staining top and bottom; two fox marks center l. and l.l.; minor transference; top centerfold repair on verso. Excellent condition. $12,000. 2 Mercator’s Influential WORLD MAP of the SEVENTEENTH CENTURY The present map by Gerard’s son, Rumold Mercator, is a reduced version based on his father’s landmark world map, which is considered an unobtainable rarity. Though this double hemisphere world map does not employ Mercator’s projection, it does include input from Gerard Mercator. This map is interesting both for its impressive accuracy of what was known, as well as for what it shows as unknown. Europe, Africa, and Asia appear in their familiar outline, and are portrayed richly with cities and nation states, regions and rivers, as well as mountain ranges shown in dense detail. South America is shown with a prominent bulge, a characteristic introduced by Gerard Mercator. Tierra Del Fuego forms part of a gigantic southern continent that Gerard Mercator (1512-1594) / Rumold Mercator (1545- continues to the eastern hemisphere. Here the eastern coast of 1599). “Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio Quam ex Magna North America is depicted with relatively accurate eastern and Universali Mercatoris . .” (Amsterdam: J. Hondius, c. 1610). Third southern shorelines, while the western and northwest portions of edition, Copperplate engraving with hand color on heavy paper, 11 the continent are missing and in some places still conjectural – 3/8 x 20 5/8” at neatline. Sheet: 15 15/16 x 21 1/2”. Strong impression; namely the locations of Quivera in present-day California, and light toning; minor staining lower center. Latin text on front and verso; Anian in present-day Alaska. marginal and centerfold repair on verso. Very good condition. $7,500. Ortelius’s Iconic MAP of IRELAND Abraham Ortelius’s iconic map is considered one of the earliest obtainable separate maps of Ireland. Prior to this, Ireland was depicted alongside a map of England or in the larger expanse of Europe. This Western oriented map is a delightful representation of Ireland’s surrounding bodies of water, with the Atlantic Ocean to the west at the top of the sheet, and the Irish Sea to the east. A portion of Scotland is portrayed in the lower right corner. Topographical and geographical features such as mountains and cities are beautifully rendered in profile. Numerous well-known lakes are also drawn here, like Lacus Erno (Lower Lough Erne) and Lacus Rÿe (Lough Ree) though not represented entirely accurately. Topographical accuracy in this map was based on Mercator’s 1564 map of the British Isles. Well- established cities like Dublin, Belfast and Galway are shown prominently. Abraham Ortelius (1528–1598). “Hiberniae Britannicae Insulae Nova Descriptio,” [A new depiction of Eryn, or Ireland, a British Island, Ireland] (Antwerp: 1579). Published in Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Second state copperplate engraving with excellent hand color. 13 5/16 x 18 15/16” at neatline. French text, verso: “Hibernie Ov Irlande”, some transference of text; repair at centerfold. Minor crease lower center; small staining l.r. corner. Very good condition. $2,200. Ortelius’s Gorgeous Map of Italy in the SIXTEENTH CENTURY This very attractive map of Italy by Abraham Ortelius shows the extent of the country’s peninsula, the Alps region to the north that are now in Switzerland and Austria, and the outer islands including Corsica, and parts of Sardinia and Sicily. This map was based on a previous map by Giacomo Gastaldi (c.1500-1566), the famous early Italian cartographer and publisher, from Villafranca in the Piedmont region. Sixteenth century Italy was unlike any other place in Europe. It was divided into different city-states, each with its own unique form of government.