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(Andalusia) Hispalensis Conventus Delineatio
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: book page
Maker: Chiaves, Hieronymo
Place made: Belgium, Flanders, Antwerp
Date made: 1579
Materials: ink; color; paper
Measurements: 19 in x 22 in
Nomenclature: maps
Classification: cartography
AF-MX-1246
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: book page
Maker: Chiaves, Hieronymo
Place made: Belgium, Flanders, Antwerp
Date made: 1579
Materials: ink; color; paper
Measurements: 19 in x 22 in
Nomenclature: maps
Classification: cartography
Hand-colored copperplate engraving of Andalusia taken from the Italian edition of "Theatro Del Mondo Di Abrahamo Ortelio" with depictions of a naval battle, whales, and decorative cartouches. On the verso is the text with a hand-colored decorated initial "L." In the upper right: "Privilegio Imp. et Regis maesti."
AF-MX-1246