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Mount Olympus.- Greek myths.- Ortelius (Abraham) Tempe, bird's-eye view of the mythical paradise of Tempe in Thessaly, located at the foot of Mount Olympus, Greece, engraving with hand-colouring on laid paper without watermark, platemark 360 x 470 mm. (14 1/4 x 18 1/2 in), sheet 425 x 550 mm. (16 3/4 x 21 3/4 in), Latin text verso, central vertical fold as issued, minor handling creases and light cockling, surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1590 or later]; together with a double-page engraved view of the ancient Mesopotamian Kingdom of Babylon, engraving with hand-colouring, sheet 375 x 470 mm. (14 3/4 x 18 1/2 in), unframed, [18th century] (2).