"Barbariae et Biledulgerid, Nova Descriptio", Ortelius, Abraham
Subject: Northern Africa - Barbary Coast
Period: 1612 (published)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.7 x 13 inches
50 x 33 cm
Handsome map of the famed Barbary coast based on Gastaldi's Africa. Extends from Morocco to Libya and the western Mediterranean including Balearic Is. Corsica, Sardinia, southern Italy and Sicily. Richly engraved with place names, mountains, and numerous spurious lakes in the Sahara Desert. Title contained in a strapwork panel across the top. Two fantastic sea monsters and a sailing ship ornament the map. From the Spanish edition of 1612.
References: Van den Broecke #176.
Condition: B
Lightly toned along centerfold with some old repairs along centerfold in large blank margin.
