"Siciliae Veteris Typus", Ortelius, Abraham

Stunning map with three decorative cartouches and a large inset of the harbor and city of Syracuse. Ortelius based this map on Gastaldi's map of Sicily from 1545. The map locates numerous smaller islands and extends to show a small part of the mainland of Italy. The waters are filled with beautiful script, sea monsters, and ships. Italian text on verso, published in either 1608 or 1612.

References: Van den Broecke #211.5.

Condition: A

A crisp impression on a sheet with a horn coat of arms watermark. There are a few small wormholes in the map image that have been infilled on verso with old paper. Light dampstaining and small chips are confined to the sheet's edges, well away from map image.